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

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      You're looking at the 24 / 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 24 / JUN / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. To bind the strands at the end of a rope with a tight wrapping of twine to prevent unravelling (4) — WHIP
      2. To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. The direction (usually in degrees true) in which a current flows (3) — SET
      5. A position — latitude and longitude — stored in a GPS or chartplotter and used as a step in a planned route (8) — WAYPOINT
      6. A line used to trim a sail — e (5) — SHEET

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      1. Located inside the rail or within the hull of the boat (7) — INBOARD
      2. Any loop or curve formed in a rope between its two ends (5) — BIGHT
      3. Of wind: a clockwise shift in direction (opposite of 'back') (4) — VEER
      4. The ratio between the length of anchor rode paid out and the depth of water (plus bow height), e (5) — SCOPE
      5. In the IALA Region B buoyage system (USA, parts of the Americas, Japan, Korea, Philippines), an odd-numbered green cylin… (3) — CAN
      6. In the IALA Region B system, a red even-numbered conical buoy marking the starboard side of a channel when entering from… (3) — NUN
      7. A floating aid to navigation, anchored in position to mark channels, dangers, or stations (4) — BUOY
      8. The lowest internal part of the hull, where water inevitably drains and collects (5) — BILGE
      9. To put away neatly and securely (4) — STOW

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