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⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword
13 / AUG / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.
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- A fixed vertical fin ahead of the rudder, protecting and supporting it (4) — SKEG
- To roll or gather up a sail so it stows neatly on a boom, stay, or inside a spar (4) — FURL
- A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
- To let a sheet, halyard, or other line run out in a controlled manner (4) — EASE
- A fast-moving, short-lived storm cell producing sudden strong winds and often heavy rain (6) — SQUALL
- To lay a rope down in neat, uniform loops for storage, or the stored loops themselves (4) — COIL
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- The aerodynamic or hydrodynamic force generated by a sail or keel that drives the boat through the water (4) — LIFT
- Toward the bow. (7) — FORWARD
- A two- or three-hook safety line attaching a crew member's lifejacket/harness to a jackline or strongpoint, preventing s… (6) — TETHER
- A sudden, unintended round-up into the wind, usually while running or reaching in strong breeze and waves (6) — BROACH
- A large, light downwind sail, symmetric or asymmetric, flown from a halyard rather than a stay and used on broad reaches and runs (9) — SPINNAKER
- Short, steep, broken waves — typically caused by wind over a shallow or restricted fetch (4) — CHOP
- Electronic Chart Display and Information System — a type-approved electronic charting system accepted as the primary mea… (5) — ECDIS
- The upper corner of a sail; also, the marine toilet (4) — HEAD
- A two-masted rig similar to a ketch but with the (smaller) mizzenmast stepped aft of the rudder post; the mizzen is used… (4) — YAWL
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