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

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      You're looking at the 26 / AUG / 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 26 / AUG / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. The main body of the vessel, excluding the rig, spars, sails, and appendages (4) — HULL
      2. To turn the bow through the eye of the wind so the boat changes from one close-hauled course to the other (4) — TACK
      3. The outer edge of the deck, where the deck meets the topsides (4) — RAIL
      4. The whole line-and-chain assembly linking the anchor to the boat (4) — RODE
      5. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      6. Multi-Function Display — a large chartplotter screen able to show radar, AIS, sonar, engine data, camera feeds, and char… (3) — MFD
      7. A deck fitting — most commonly a horned or jam cleat — designed to hold a line under load (5) — CLEAT

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      1. The steering control — tiller or wheel (4) — HELM
      2. The forwardmost structural member of the hull — the bow's leading edge (4) — STEM
      3. A drain hole or outlet that removes water from the cockpit or deck (7) — SCUPPER
      4. To let a sheet, halyard, or other line run out in a controlled manner (4) — EASE
      5. A collective term for a jib or genoa — any sail set forward of the mast (8) — FORESAIL
      6. To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY
      7. Afloat with no means of propulsion or attachment, carried along by wind, current, or tide (6) — ADRIFT
      8. Any pole that supports a sail — mast, boom, gaff, sprit, yard, whisker pole, or spinnaker pole (4) — SPAR

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