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

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

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      1. A horizontal handle (or extension) fixed to the rudder stock, used to steer a smaller yacht (6) — TILLER
      2. A small, heavy, triangular storm sail that replaces the mainsail on its own track or separate track in survival conditio… (7) — TRYSAIL
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. The outer edge of the deck, where the deck meets the topsides (4) — RAIL
      5. Toward, at, or behind the stern (3) — AFT
      6. The direction (usually in degrees true) in which a current flows (3) — SET
      7. Differential GPS — a GPS that uses correction signals from ground or satellite-based reference stations to refine accura… (4) — DGPS

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      1. To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY
      2. The small triangular headsail set forward of the mast, tacked to the stemhead and hanked, bolted, or furled onto the forestay (3) — JIB
      3. The periodic vertical rise and fall of the sea surface caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun (4) — TIDE
      4. A secondary anchor, smaller than the bower, carried for manoeuvring or for kedging the boat off a grounding (5) — KEDGE
      5. Tangled, jammed, or caught up (6) — FOULED
      6. A sudden, unintended round-up into the wind, usually while running or reaching in strong breeze and waves (6) — BROACH
      7. A raised lip around the edge of the cockpit or a hatch, designed to keep out water (7) — COAMING
      8. The forwardmost structural member of the hull — the bow's leading edge (4) — STEM

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