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

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      You're looking at the 02 / SEP / 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 02 / SEP / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY
      2. A single-masted rig with a mainsail and a single headsail — the commonest modern configuration (5) — SLOOP
      3. Personal Locator Beacon — a small 406 MHz satellite distress beacon registered to an individual (not a vessel), carried… (3) — PLB
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. The small triangular headsail set forward of the mast, tacked to the stemhead and hanked, bolted, or furled onto the forestay (3) — JIB
      6. The ratio between the length of anchor rode paid out and the depth of water (plus bow height), e (5) — SCOPE
      7. Vertical metal posts bolted to the deck edge that support the lifelines (10) — STANCHIONS

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      1. Automatic Identification System — a VHF-based transponder network that continuously broadcasts a vessel's identity, posi… (3) — AIS
      2. The line permanently attached to the bow of a dinghy or tender (7) — PAINTER
      3. Tangled, jammed, or caught up (6) — FOULED
      4. Any pole that supports a sail — mast, boom, gaff, sprit, yard, whisker pole, or spinnaker pole (4) — SPAR
      5. A sudden, unintended round-up into the wind, usually while running or reaching in strong breeze and waves (6) — BROACH
      6. To hold, and keep tension on, the free end of a line while a winch grinder takes turns on the drum (4) — TAIL
      7. Electronic Chart Display and Information System — a type-approved electronic charting system accepted as the primary mea… (5) — ECDIS
      8. Differential GPS — a GPS that uses correction signals from ground or satellite-based reference stations to refine accura… (4) — DGPS

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