RORC
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RORC is a prestigious British yacht club best known for organizing major offshore sailing races such as the Fastnet Race.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RORC canonical | 4 |
| RORC Transatlantic Race | 3 |
| RORC Caribbean 600 | 2 |
| RORC rating system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13548824 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RORC Context triple: [Royal Ocean Racing Club, shortName, RORC]
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A.
Vendée Globe yacht race
The Vendée Globe yacht race is a solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world sailing competition widely regarded as one of the toughest challenges in offshore racing.
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B.
Antigua Sailing Week
Antigua Sailing Week is a premier Caribbean regatta that attracts international yachts and sailors for a week of competitive racing and onshore festivities.
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C.
Hangon Regatta sailing event
The Hangon Regatta sailing event is a major annual regatta and social gathering held in the coastal town of Hanko, Finland, attracting competitive sailors and spectators from across the country and abroad.
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D.
Cape Race
Cape Race is a prominent headland on the southeastern tip of Newfoundland, Canada, historically known as a key landmark for transatlantic shipping and early wireless communication.
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E.
ISAF Sailing World Cup
The ISAF Sailing World Cup is an international series of high-level regattas that brings together the world’s top Olympic-class sailors to compete across multiple events each season.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RORC Target entity description: RORC is a prestigious British yacht club best known for organizing major offshore sailing races such as the Fastnet Race.
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A.
Vendée Globe yacht race
The Vendée Globe yacht race is a solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world sailing competition widely regarded as one of the toughest challenges in offshore racing.
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B.
Antigua Sailing Week
Antigua Sailing Week is a premier Caribbean regatta that attracts international yachts and sailors for a week of competitive racing and onshore festivities.
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C.
Hangon Regatta sailing event
The Hangon Regatta sailing event is a major annual regatta and social gathering held in the coastal town of Hanko, Finland, attracting competitive sailors and spectators from across the country and abroad.
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D.
Cape Race
Cape Race is a prominent headland on the southeastern tip of Newfoundland, Canada, historically known as a key landmark for transatlantic shipping and early wireless communication.
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E.
ISAF Sailing World Cup
The ISAF Sailing World Cup is an international series of high-level regattas that brings together the world’s top Olympic-class sailors to compete across multiple events each season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports organization
ⓘ
yacht club ⓘ |
| basedInCity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| basedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| basedInRegion | England ⓘ |
| coDeveloped | IRC rating rule ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Union Nationale pour la Course au Large ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| develops | offshore yacht rating rules ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
offshore racing administration
ⓘ
sailing ⓘ |
| focusesOn | handicap offshore racing ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Arthur H. Clarke
ⓘ
other British yachtsmen ⓘ |
| grantedRoyalTitleBy |
King George V
ⓘ
linked to:
George V
|
| hasAbbreviation | RORC ⓘ |
| hasClubhouseLocation |
Cowes, Isle of Wight
ⓘ
linked to:
Cowes
St James's, London ⓘ
linked to:
St James's
|
| hasHeadquartersLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| hasMembershipType |
amateur sailors
ⓘ
professional sailors ⓘ |
| hasPublication | race notices of race and sailing instructions ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Royal ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.rorc.org/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1925 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| motto |
The Ocean Racing Club
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Ocean Racing Club
|
| notableFor |
Fastnet Race
ⓘ
organizing offshore sailing races ⓘ |
| notableRace |
Fastnet Race
ⓘ
RORC Caribbean 600 ⓘ
linked to:
RORC
RORC Transatlantic Race ⓘ
linked to:
RORC
|
| operatesInBodyOfWater |
Celtic Sea
ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic
|
| organizes |
Channel Race
ⓘ
Cowes–Dinard–St Malo Race ⓘ Fastnet Race ⓘ Myth of Malham Race ⓘ RORC Caribbean 600 ⓘ
linked to:
RORC
RORC Transatlantic Race ⓘ
linked to:
RORC
seasonal offshore race series ⓘ |
| shortName | RORC ⓘ |
| sport | offshore yacht racing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RORC Description of subject: RORC is a prestigious British yacht club best known for organizing major offshore sailing races such as the Fastnet Race.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.