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⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword
24 / AUG / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.
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- The upward force exerted by water on a submerged body — the property that lets an object float (8) — BUOYANCY
- A two- (or more) masted rig in which the foremast is equal to or shorter than the mainmast (8) — SCHOONER
- The lower edge of a sail (4) — FOOT
- A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
- (Pronounced 'gunnel') The top edge of the hull where deck meets topsides (7) — GUNWALE
- Automatic Radar Plotting Aid — radar software that tracks targets automatically and computes CPA (closest point of appro… (4) — ARPA
- A raised lip around the edge of the cockpit or a hatch, designed to keep out water (7) — COAMING
- A piston or snap hook used to attach the luff of a foresail at intervals along the forestay (4) — HANK
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- A deck-mounted fairlead, often smoothed or rollered, through which docklines and anchor rode are led cleanly (5) — CHOCK
- The left side of the boat when facing forward (4) — PORT
- The ratio between the length of anchor rode paid out and the depth of water (plus bow height), e (5) — SCOPE
- See jibe — a turn in which the stern passes through the wind (4) — GYBE
- A microwave ranging system that bounces a rotating pulse off targets and displays their bearing and range; modern broadb… (5) — RADAR
- The floor of a cockpit or cabin (4) — SOLE
- A sail that has been trimmed so the wind pushes against the reverse side of the cloth, filling it from behind (5) — ABACK
Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.