Daily Maritime Quiz for Sailors
The only dedicated global daily quiz for yacht skippers and recreational boaters — test your knowledge of COLREGs, VHF radio, navigation, buoyage, weather and seamanship. Free demo, no login required.
⚡ Demo Strike Quiz
Answer 7 in a row to complete the challenge. No login required.
During restricted visibility, a radar display and relative motion vectors are being used for lookout. Which of the targets presents a risk of collision?
How the SkipperCheck Daily Maritime Quiz Works
Every day a fresh question is drawn from our maritime question bank — rules of the road at sea (COLREGs), VHF radio and DSC procedures, coastal and offshore navigation, IALA buoyage, yacht safety, weather and seamanship. Answer correctly seven times in a row to complete a Strike and climb the global leaderboard.
Why Sailors Play Every Day
- Stay sharp year-round — keep your sea knowledge fresh between sailing seasons.
- Learn from mistakes — every question comes with a clear explanation, so you understand why the answer is correct.
- Compete globally — rank alongside yacht skippers worldwide on the global, weekly, monthly, yearly and country leaderboards.
- Build a streak — weekly and super-strike badges reward sailors who show up every day.
- Free to play — the daily question and public leaderboards are free. No paywalls for the demo.
Topics Covered in the Maritime Quiz
Questions rotate across the full set of practical yacht skipper knowledge areas:
- COLREGs — International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, lights, shapes and sound signals.
- VHF radio & DSC — Mayday, Pan-Pan, Sécurité, routine calls, channel usage.
- Navigation — chartwork, tides, position fixing, passage planning.
- Buoyage — IALA Region A and B cardinal, lateral and special marks.
- Weather & meteorology — fronts, wind, forecasts, marine warnings.
- Safety & emergencies — man overboard, fire, flooding, abandon ship, flares, EPIRB.
- Seamanship — anchoring, mooring, knots, boat handling, engine basics.
Daily Quiz — Quick FAQ
Do I need an account to play?
No — you can try the demo question immediately without creating an account. Please note that the demo questions are static. Once you create a free account, you'll receive new questions every day, save your progress, build streaks, earn badges, and appear on the global leaderboard. You'll be learning so much almost without noticing — having fun while steadily improving your maritime knowledge. It's the small, regular steps that make the biggest difference — this is exactly how your "sea mind" will develop and grow stronger.
What is a Strike?
A Strike is earned by answering seven daily questions correctly in a row. Weekly and super strikes reward longer streaks with a visible badge on the leaderboard.
Who writes the maritime quiz questions?
All questions are handmade and carefully curated by the SkipperCheck team at Nautica.lv — the Baltic's first international sailing school since 2008 — in cooperation with experienced lecturers from the Latvian Maritime Academy.
How many different questions do you need to know to be ready for the skipper exam?
In most official skipper exams, you are not required to memorise more than 500 questions. What matters is your understanding and your ability to make correct decisions at sea. If you converted the full syllabus into quiz questions, you'd be surprised how manageable the total actually is. SkipperCheck helps you stay sharp by providing fresh, relevant questions daily — including occasional bonus questions to broaden your knowledge. Little by little, you'll become one of the best-informed skippers — almost without realising it. Small steps, taken regularly — that's the secret. Just 5 minutes a day can make a huge difference in a year. Exams will also feel much easier.
How is this different from other maritime quizzes?
Most maritime trivia sites offer static question banks that rarely change. SkipperCheck is the only dedicated daily quiz built specifically for yacht skippers. It features a live global leaderboard, streak mechanics, and a bonus question delivered by email to subscribers. We are constantly adding new questions to keep the quiz fresh and challenging.