Cowes–Dinard–St Malo Race
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The Cowes–Dinard–St Malo Race is an offshore yacht race across the English Channel, attracting competitive sailing yachts to a classic route between the south coast of England and the north coast of France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cowes–Dinard–St Malo Race canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cowes–Dinard–St Malo Race Context triple: [Royal Ocean Racing Club, organizes, Cowes–Dinard–St Malo 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.
Cowes Week
Cowes Week is one of the world’s oldest and largest annual sailing regattas, held off the town of Cowes on the Isle of Wight in England.
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C.
North Sea Regatta
The North Sea Regatta is a major annual sailing competition held off the coast of Scheveningen in the Netherlands, attracting a wide range of national and international racing classes.
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D.
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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E.
Marblehead Race Week
Marblehead Race Week is a prominent annual sailing regatta that draws competitive racers and spectators to the coastal town of Marblehead, Massachusetts.
- 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: Cowes–Dinard–St Malo Race Target entity description: The Cowes–Dinard–St Malo Race is an offshore yacht race across the English Channel, attracting competitive sailing yachts to a classic route between the south coast of England and the north coast of France.
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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.
Cowes Week
Cowes Week is one of the world’s oldest and largest annual sailing regattas, held off the town of Cowes on the Isle of Wight in England.
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C.
North Sea Regatta
The North Sea Regatta is a major annual sailing competition held off the coast of Scheveningen in the Netherlands, attracting a wide range of national and international racing classes.
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D.
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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E.
Marblehead Race Week
Marblehead Race Week is a prominent annual sailing regatta that draws competitive racers and spectators to the coastal town of Marblehead, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
offshore yacht race
ⓘ
sailing competition ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RORC ⓘ |
| associatedClub | Royal Ocean Racing Club ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | English Channel ⓘ |
| category |
English Channel yacht races
ⓘ
offshore sailing races ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline | offshore racing ⓘ |
| eligibility |
IRC-rated yachts
ⓘ
cruiser-racers ⓘ |
| finishCountry | France ⓘ |
| finishLocation |
Dinard
ⓘ
Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| hasFinishPort |
Port of Dinard
ⓘ
Port of Saint-Malo ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Malo ferry terminal
|
| hasStartPort |
Cowes Harbour
ⓘ
linked to:
Cowes
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| nauticalDistance | approximately 150 nautical miles ⓘ |
| navigationChallenge |
busy shipping lanes
ⓘ
strong tides in the English Channel ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
classic English Channel offshore route
ⓘ
crosses the English Channel ⓘ |
| organiser | Royal Ocean Racing Club ⓘ |
| participantType |
competitive sailing yachts
ⓘ
offshore racing yachts ⓘ |
| raceType | offshore passage race ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| region |
north coast of France
ⓘ
south coast of England ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
Channel Race
ⓘ
Fastnet Race ⓘ |
| route | Cowes – Dinard – Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| safetyRequirement |
ISAF/World Sailing offshore special regulations
ⓘ
offshore safety regulations ⓘ |
| seaArea |
Channel Islands area
ⓘ
linked to:
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
|
| season | summer ⓘ |
| sport | sailing ⓘ |
| startCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| startLocation |
Cowes
ⓘ
Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | overnight race for most yachts ⓘ |
| usesRatingRule | IRC rating system ⓘ |
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Subject: Cowes–Dinard–St Malo Race Description of subject: The Cowes–Dinard–St Malo Race is an offshore yacht race across the English Channel, attracting competitive sailing yachts to a classic route between the south coast of England and the north coast of France.
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