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

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      You're looking at the 10 / OCT / 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 10 / OCT / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. A large headsail whose clew overlaps the mast, giving extra upwind drive compared with a working jib (5) — GENOA
      2. In the IALA Region B system, a red even-numbered conical buoy marking the starboard side of a channel when entering from… (3) — NUN
      3. The spars, standing rigging, and sail plan collectively — or the act of rigging the boat for sea (3) — RIG
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. The weighted vertical fin beneath the hull that resists leeway and, through its ballast, keeps the boat upright; modern… (4) — KEEL
      6. The pin of a rudder fitting that drops into a gudgeon on the transom, allowing the rudder to swing freely (6) — PINTLE
      7. The centre portion of a navigable channel (7) — FAIRWAY

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      1. Any sail set forward of the mast — jib, genoa, staysail, or code zero — typically attached to the forestay (8) — HEADSAIL
      2. A single-masted rig carrying both a jib (outer headsail) and a staysail on an inner forestay (6) — CUTTER
      3. Automatic Radar Plotting Aid — radar software that tracks targets automatically and computes CPA (closest point of appro… (4) — ARPA
      4. The periodic vertical rise and fall of the sea surface caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun (4) — TIDE
      5. To hold, and keep tension on, the free end of a line while a winch grinder takes turns on the drum (4) — TAIL
      6. A small boat, sailed or rowed, used for pleasure or as a yacht's tender (6) — DINGHY
      7. Electronic Chart Display and Information System — a type-approved electronic charting system accepted as the primary mea… (5) — ECDIS
      8. Length Waterline — the fore-and-aft length of the hull measured at the waterline; a major factor in hull speed (3) — LWL

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