24 / OCT / 2026 · skippercheck.net/crossword
⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword
24 / OCT / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.
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You're looking at the 24 / 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 24 / OCT / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.
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- A horizontal handle (or extension) fixed to the rudder stock, used to steer a smaller yacht (6) — TILLER
- The ratio between the length of anchor rode paid out and the depth of water (plus bow height), e (5) — SCOPE
- Secured — held in place, tied off (4) — FAST
- A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
- To adjust a sail's controls to produce optimum drive and lift (4) — TRIM
- The fore-and-aft tilt of the mast relative to vertical (4) — RAKE
- To interpose a sail or other object between the wind and another sail so the downwind sail is starved of breeze (7) — BLANKET
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- To let a sheet, halyard, or other line run out in a controlled manner (4) — EASE
- 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
- Length Overall — the maximum fore-and-aft hull length, excluding bowsprits and pulpits unless specifically included (3) — LOA
- A fixed vertical fin ahead of the rudder, protecting and supporting it (4) — SKEG
- To make fast — attaching a sail to a spar or stay, or tying a line to a sail (4) — BEND
- To haul a sail to windward so the wind fills the wrong side, stopping the boat or driving it astern (4) — BACK
- The greatest width of the vessel measured at its widest point (4) — BEAM
- The aft end of the vessel (5) — STERN
Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.