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Which sailing nations dominate the global maritime quiz? Cumulative scores by country.
| # | Flag | Country | National flair | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | 🇮🇹 | Italy | Every Italian skipper somehow looks photogenic, even at 3am watch. | 104200pts |
| 🥈 | 🇬🇧 | United Kingdom | Cowes Week veterans — bowtie in one hand, mainsheet in the other. | 77850pts |
| 🥉 | 🇵🇱 | Poland | Cold beer below, warm welcome above. Always. | 58672pts |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 | United States | Star-spangled spinnaker, BBQ-ready transom. | 24262pts |
| 5 | 🇷🇸 | Serbia | No coast, no problem — they show up and they win. | 23506pts |
| 6 | 🇱🇻 | Latvia | Shy on land, savage on the regatta start line. | 18777pts |
| 7 | 🇨🇿 | Czech Republic | Pivo on the dock, pilsner on the chart table. | 12946pts |
| 8 | 🇩🇪 | Germany | Punctual departure, scheduled arrival, zero drama. As it should be. | 11743pts |
| 9 | 🇨🇦 | Canada | Halifax to Vancouver via two icebergs and one polite seal. | 11514pts |
| 10 | 🇮🇳 | India | Cardamom in the cabin, Bay of Bengal on the bow. | 7542pts |
| 11 | 🇮🇪 | Ireland | They sail with songs in the rigging and stout in the bilge. | 7080pts |
| 12 | 🇦🇺 | Australia | Vegemite on the toast, sunscreen on everything else. | 6758pts |
| 13 | 🇭🇷 | Croatia | Konoba dinners, lavender breezes, regatta legends. | 6384pts |
| 14 | 🇳🇿 | New Zealand | Auckland marina has more masts than parliament has seats. | 6096pts |
| 15 | 🇨🇭 | Switzerland | Precision, neutrality and a Swiss Army knife on every life-vest. | 5303pts |
| 16 | 🇫🇷 | France | Wine, cheese and a sailing résumé that intimidates the rest of Europe. | 3932pts |
| 17 | 🇪🇸 | Spain | Two seas, an ocean, and a calendar of regattas longer than the Camino. | 3221pts |
| 18 | 🇧🇷 | Brazil | Rio-to-Salvador downwind run with samba band on the rail. | 2923pts |
| 19 | 🇧🇪 | Belgium | Two languages on board, one extremely good lunch. | 2909pts |
| 20 | 🇬🇷 | Greece | Every island has a story, a taverna and a cousin with a boat. | 2857pts |
| 21 | 🇳🇱 | Netherlands | Flat land, flat water, flat-out fastest in dinghy class. | 2835pts |
| 22 | 🇷🇴 | Romania | Vampires by night, vipers on the helm by day. | 2045pts |
| 23 | 🇵🇹 | Portugal | Atlantic swell + custard tarts = perfect passage planning. | 1965pts |
| 24 | 🇦🇹 | Austria | Strudel below decks, Alps reflected on the water. | 1701pts |
| 25 | 🇦🇷 | Argentina | Mate gourd in one hand, mainsail in the other. | 1645pts |
| 26 | 🇦🇬 | Antigua and Barbuda | Trade winds so reliable the dolphins set their watch by them. | 1615pts |
| 27 | 🇺🇦 | Ukraine | Borscht below, salyut above, regatta-ready always. | 1358pts |
| 28 | 🇮🇱 | Israel | Hummus on the chart table, opinions on every tack. | 1290pts |
| 29 | 🇱🇹 | Lithuania | Long winters, longer reaches, very long suffering at the helm. | 1180pts |
| 30 | 🇹🇷 | Turkey | Çay tea on the helm, baklava in the rations. | 1102pts |
| 31 | 🇸🇮 | Slovenia | Postojna Caves to Piran Bay — they do it all. | 1040pts |
| 32 | 🇧🇸 | Bahamas | Conch fritter rations and Bahamian breeze. | 929pts |
| 33 | 🇭🇺 | Hungary | Tokaji wine in the cabin, paprika in everything else. | 865pts |
| 34 | 🇸🇰 | Slovakia | Bryndza on the deck, Tatras on the horizon. | 746pts |
| 35 | 🇩🇰 | Denmark | Hygge cockpit, Nordic-tough hull. No fuss, no shouting. | 660pts |
| 36 | 🇬🇭 | Ghana | Cape Coast castle anchorage — heavy history, light breeze. | 634pts |
| 37 | 🇸🇪 | Sweden | Volvo Ocean Race veterans with cinnamon bun watch rotation. | 590pts |
| 38 | 🇲🇹 | Malta | Pastizzi for breakfast, Grand Harbour for the view. | 578pts |
| 39 | 🇧🇬 | Bulgaria | They nod for "no" — confusing, but very steady on the helm. | 535pts |
| 40 | 🇦🇪 | United Arab Emirates | Pearl-diving heritage, mega-yacht present. | 530pts |
| 41 | 🇷🇺 | Russian Federation | They sail when others abandon ship. Then they sail some more. | 495pts |
| 42 | 🇸🇾 | Syrian Arab Republic | 450pts | |
| 43 | 🇦🇱 | Albania | Raki on the dock, Llogara pass behind you, Corfu on the bow. | 433pts |
| 44 | 🇬🇮 | Gibraltar | Where the Med kisses the Atlantic — and the apes run the marina. | 400pts |
| 45 | 🇸🇨 | — | Coco de mer souvenirs and giant-tortoise patience. | 312pts |
| 46 | 🇱🇰 | Sri Lanka | Hopper-fuelled crews with elephant-grade memory. | 259pts |
| 47 | 🇫🇯 | — | Reef-fringed lagoons that look photoshopped. | 215pts |
| 48 | 🇨🇾 | Cyprus | Two languages, one sea, three meze courses minimum. | 215pts |
| 49 | 🇦🇲 | Armenia | Landlocked but the diaspora sails for them everywhere. | 210pts |
| 50 | 🇫🇮 | Finland | Sisu-grit on deck, sauna afterwards. Non-negotiable. | 200pts |
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Scoring System:
Correct Daily Challenge answer — 30 points
Incorrect quiz answer — 5 points
Colreg Game — +1 per correct, −3 per wrong, +3 streak burst every 5 in a row
Invitation — for 7 days every point your invited friend earns is added to your score too
Strike Bonuses:
🔥 Daily Strike (all 10 Daily Challenge correct) — no bonus, but qualifies for Weekly & Super Strike
🔥🔥 Weekly Strike (Daily Strike 7 days in a row) — +100 bonus points
🔥🔥🔥 Super Strike (all 10 correct 7 days in a row) — +200 bonus points
Player icons:
👑 — Recent contest winner.
🤝 — This player is currently earning mirror points from a recently-invited friend (within the friend's first 7 days from registration). After day 7 the icon disappears until they invite someone new.
✏️ — Solved today's daily maritime crossword. Base points by grid size (100/200/300/400) with −10% per hint used.
📧 — This player has answered at least one weekly bonus question delivered by email. Correct answer — +100 points, participation — +5 points.
🚢 — Plays the Colreg Game — stand-on vs give-way arcade. Each correct answer +1, each wrong −3, plus +3 streak burst every 5 correct in a row. Points can go negative.
If two or more players have the same score, the higher place is awarded to the player who started today's quiz earlier.
Scoring System:
Correct Daily Challenge answer — 30 points
Incorrect quiz answer — 5 points
Colreg Game — +1 per correct, −3 per wrong, +3 streak burst every 5 in a row
Invitation — for 7 days every point your invited friend earns is added to your score too
Strike Bonuses:
🔥 Daily Strike (all 10 Daily Challenge correct) — no bonus, but qualifies for Weekly & Super Strike
🔥🔥 Weekly Strike (Daily Strike 7 days in a row) — +100 bonus points
🔥🔥🔥 Super Strike (all 10 correct 7 days in a row) — +200 bonus points
Player icons:
👑 — Recent contest winner.
🤝 — This player is currently earning mirror points from a recently-invited friend (within the friend's first 7 days from registration). After day 7 the icon disappears until they invite someone new.
✏️ — Solved today's daily maritime crossword. Base points by grid size (100/200/300/400) with −10% per hint used.
📧 — This player has answered at least one weekly bonus question delivered by email. Correct answer — +100 points, participation — +5 points.
🚢 — Plays the Colreg Game — stand-on vs give-way arcade. Each correct answer +1, each wrong −3, plus +3 streak burst every 5 correct in a row. Points can go negative.
If two or more players have the same score, the higher place is awarded to the player who started today's quiz earlier.