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

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      You're looking at the 11 / 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 11 / OCT / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. To lay a rope down in neat, uniform loops for storage, or the stored loops themselves (4) — COIL
      2. The forwardmost structural member of the hull — the bow's leading edge (4) — STEM
      3. A fixed vertical fin ahead of the rudder, protecting and supporting it (4) — SKEG
      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. Under international rules a vessel is 'underway' whenever she is not at anchor, moored, aground, or made fast to the sho… (8) — UNDERWAY
      7. Multi-Function Display — a large chartplotter screen able to show radar, AIS, sonar, engine data, camera feeds, and char… (3) — MFD
      8. The sideways lean of the hull caused by wind pressure on the sails (4) — HEEL

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      1. (Also 'gybe') To change tack by turning the stern through the wind, allowing the mainsail and boom to swing across (4) — JIBE
      2. A windshift in which the wind moves forward on the boat, forcing the helm to bear away or the sheets to be eased (6) — HEADED
      3. A large, usually closable opening in the deck or coachroof for access, ventilation, or light (5) — HATCH
      4. The floor of a cockpit or cabin (4) — SOLE
      5. In the IALA Region B system, a red even-numbered conical buoy marking the starboard side of a channel when entering from… (3) — NUN
      6. A length of rope sewn inside the foot or luff of a sail so the sail can be slid into a groove on the boom or mast (8) — BOLTROPE
      7. A short-lived increase in wind strength (4) — PUFF

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