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Puzzle no. 236

Across

8. Marlin_____ - tool used for splicing and other ropework (5) 9. _____ Yacht Club - located at Whangarei Harbour (7) 10. Seabirds with mainly white plumage noted for plunging dives for fish (7) 11. Move like unanchored boat (5) 12. Crow’s _____ - ships’ lookout points (5) 13. Marine growths (5) 15. Town on Isle of Wight famous for annual sailing regatta (5) 17. Landing _____ - floating platform for disembarking passengers or cargo (5) 20. Long narrow waterway made for boats (5) 22. Could be bed option on board boat (7) 23. Old Norse seafarers and sailors (7) 24. By and _____ - common phrase of nautical origin (5)

Down

1. _____ line - line on chart connecting points of equal magnetic declination (8) 2. Leviathans are mythological sea ones (6) 3. Lets undersize fish go back into sea (8) 4. Raise sails on boat (5) 5. ____ reckoning - navigation without aid of celestial observations (4) 6. Non-commissioned sailor in navy (6) 7. Lean of vessel due to leak or unbalanced cargo (4) 13. Gather together for regatta, eg (8) 14. This describes vessel without any 7 Down to either side (4,4) 16. South Island lake in photo (6) 18. Not left behind on wharf! (6) 19. Traditional container for pirate’s treasure (5) 20. Small protected coastal inlet (4) 21. Lead ____ - cable with weight used to measure sea depth (4)