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⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword
15 / SEP / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.
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You're looking at the 15 / 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 15 / SEP / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.
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- The mostly horizontal upper surface of the hull (4) — DECK
- A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
- A drum with a handle (manual) or motor (electric/hydraulic) that provides mechanical advantage when sheeting or hoisting… (5) — WINCH
- The greatest width of the vessel measured at its widest point (4) — BEAM
- Heavy metal fittings, through-bolted to the hull structure, that anchor the lower ends of the shrouds and stays (11) — CHAINPLATES
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- To hire a vessel for a period — either bareboat (skipper and crew provided by hirer) or crewed (7) — CHARTER
- See boom vang — the tackle or rigid strut that pulls the boom down to control mainsail twist (4) — VANG
- Personal Locator Beacon — a small 406 MHz satellite distress beacon registered to an individual (not a vessel), carried… (3) — PLB
- Multi-Function Display — a large chartplotter screen able to show radar, AIS, sonar, engine data, camera feeds, and char… (3) — MFD
- To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY
- Wear on a rope, sail, or sheet caused by repeated rubbing against another surface (5) — CHAFE
- Any loop or curve formed in a rope between its two ends (5) — BIGHT
- Electronic Chart Display and Information System — a type-approved electronic charting system accepted as the primary mea… (5) — ECDIS
- Maritime Mobile Service Identity — a unique nine-digit number issued to each DSC-VHF/HF radio, EPIRB, or AIS transponder… (4) — MMSI
- To bind the strands at the end of a rope with a tight wrapping of twine to prevent unravelling (4) — WHIP
Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.