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17 / JUN / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.

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      You're looking at the 17 / 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 17 / JUN / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. A piece of standing rigging running from a chainplate to the upper mast or spreader tip, supporting the mast laterally (6) — SHROUD
      2. (Pronounced 'gunnel') The top edge of the hull where deck meets topsides (7) — GUNWALE
      3. The forward end of the vessel (3) — BOW
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. Everyone aboard besides the skipper who helps sail and run the boat (4) — CREW
      6. The side or direction away from the wind — where the wind is blowing toward (7) — LEEWARD
      7. A floating aid to navigation, anchored in position to mark channels, dangers, or stations (4) — BUOY

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      1. The fore-and-aft tilt of the mast relative to vertical (4) — RAKE
      2. Differential GPS — a GPS that uses correction signals from ground or satellite-based reference stations to refine accura… (4) — DGPS
      3. Toward the bow. (7) — FORWARD
      4. The generic term at sea for any rope in use (4) — LINE
      5. Global Maritime Distress and Safety System — the integrated network of satellite and terrestrial radio services (VHF-DSC… (5) — GMDSS
      6. The greatest width of the vessel measured at its widest point (4) — BEAM
      7. To lead a line through a block, ring, or eye (5) — REEVE
      8. To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY

      Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.