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

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      You're looking at the 24 / 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 24 / SEP / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. In the IALA Region B buoyage system (USA, parts of the Americas, Japan, Korea, Philippines), an odd-numbered green cylin… (3) — CAN
      2. To bind or secure with line or webbing (4) — LASH
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. Automatic Radar Plotting Aid — radar software that tracks targets automatically and computes CPA (closest point of appro… (4) — ARPA
      5. To remove water from inside the vessel, traditionally with a bucket or scoop (4) — BAIL
      6. A drum with a handle (manual) or motor (electric/hydraulic) that provides mechanical advantage when sheeting or hoisting… (5) — WINCH
      7. The mostly horizontal upper surface of the hull (4) — DECK

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      1. Length Waterline — the fore-and-aft length of the hull measured at the waterline; a major factor in hull speed (3) — LWL
      2. The principal sail set on the (main) mast of a sloop, cutter, ketch, or yawl (8) — MAINSAIL
      3. A small reinforcing plate built into the head of a sail to spread halyard load (9) — HEADBOARD
      4. A secondary anchor, smaller than the bower, carried for manoeuvring or for kedging the boat off a grounding (5) — KEDGE
      5. The angular direction of one object from another, expressed in compass degrees (7) — BEARING
      6. A solid raised extension of the topsides above deck level, providing a barrier against falling overboard (7) — BULWARK
      7. To turn the bow through the eye of the wind so the boat changes from one close-hauled course to the other (4) — TACK
      8. The forward end of the vessel (3) — BOW

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