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⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword
13 / JUN / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.
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You're looking at the 13 / JUN / 2026 daily maritime crossword — a free nautical puzzle drawn from our 259-term corpus of COLREGs rules, VHF radio procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary. Every daily puzzle is deterministic — players worldwide saw exactly the same grid on 13 / JUN / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.
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- A long cone or series of small cones streamed on a bridle from the stern in very heavy weather to slow the boat, keep he… (6) — DROGUE
- Personal Locator Beacon — a small 406 MHz satellite distress beacon registered to an individual (not a vessel), carried… (3) — PLB
- A traditional Arabian sailing craft, typically single- or twin-masted and carrying lateen sails, still seen throughout t… (4) — DHOW
- A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
- The direction the bow is pointing, expressed in degrees (7) — HEADING
- Any loop or curve formed in a rope between its two ends (5) — BIGHT
- The direction (usually in degrees true) in which a current flows (3) — SET
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- Toward the wind's source (6) — UPWIND
- To sail close to the wind (5) — POINT
- A short line led directly from the vessel to the dock, holding the hull close alongside (10) — BREASTLINE
- The mostly horizontal upper surface of the hull (4) — DECK
- The condition of a vessel whose keel or hull is in contact with the seabed (7) — AGROUND
- The aft edge of a fore-and-aft sail (5) — LEECH
- A large, usually closable opening in the deck or coachroof for access, ventilation, or light (5) — HATCH
- A quay, pontoon, or berth where a vessel ties up — and also the act of bringing her alongside (4) — DOCK
Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.