New York Yacht Club
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The New York Yacht Club is a prestigious American sailing organization renowned for its historic role in yachting and long dominance of the America's Cup.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York Yacht Club canonical | 9 |
| New York Yacht Club continuous defense since 1851 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2319620 — 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: New York Yacht Club Context triple: [Charles Ranlett Flint, memberOf, New York Yacht Club]
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A.
Nantucket Yacht Club
The Nantucket Yacht Club is a historic private boating and social club on Nantucket Island known for its sailing activities, regattas, and waterfront facilities.
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B.
Northport Yacht Club
Northport Yacht Club is a private boating and social club located on the waterfront in Northport, New York, serving as a hub for sailing, racing, and community events.
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C.
Prouts Neck Yacht Club
Prouts Neck Yacht Club is a coastal sailing and social club located in the Prouts Neck neighborhood of Scarborough, Maine.
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D.
Sailing Club
Sailing Club is Virgin Voyages’ customer loyalty program that rewards frequent cruisers with exclusive perks, benefits, and member-only experiences.
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E.
Boston Rowing Federation
The Boston Rowing Federation is a rowing organization based in Boston that promotes competitive rowing and helps organize major regattas and events in the region.
- 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: New York Yacht Club Target entity description: The New York Yacht Club is a prestigious American sailing organization renowned for its historic role in yachting and long dominance of the America's Cup.
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A.
Nantucket Yacht Club
The Nantucket Yacht Club is a historic private boating and social club on Nantucket Island known for its sailing activities, regattas, and waterfront facilities.
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B.
Northport Yacht Club
Northport Yacht Club is a private boating and social club located on the waterfront in Northport, New York, serving as a hub for sailing, racing, and community events.
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C.
Prouts Neck Yacht Club
Prouts Neck Yacht Club is a coastal sailing and social club located in the Prouts Neck neighborhood of Scarborough, Maine.
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D.
Sailing Club
Sailing Club is Virgin Voyages’ customer loyalty program that rewards frequent cruisers with exclusive perks, benefits, and member-only experiences.
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E.
Boston Rowing Federation
The Boston Rowing Federation is a rowing organization based in Boston that promotes competitive rowing and helps organize major regattas and events in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-profit organization
ⓘ
sports club ⓘ yacht club ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleOfClubhouse | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| clubhouseLocation | 37 West 44th Street, Manhattan ⓘ |
| competitionRecord | America's Cup defender 1857–1983 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| eligibility | invitation only ⓘ |
| founder |
A. J. Schermerhorn
ⓘ
Edward A. Stevens ⓘ George W. Schuyler ⓘ
surface form:
George L. Schuyler
Hamilton Wilkes ⓘ James Alexander Hamilton ⓘ John Clarkson ⓘ John Cox Stevens ⓘ William H. Aspinwall ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
handicap racing
ⓘ
junior sailing programs ⓘ team racing ⓘ |
| hasBranch | Harbour Court, Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
model yachts
ⓘ
nautical art ⓘ yachting trophies ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
cruising
ⓘ
offshore racing ⓘ one-design racing ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “To encourage yacht building and naval architecture and the cultivation of naval science and seamanship” ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
Annual Regatta
ⓘ
Race Week at Newport ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | burgee with red field and white anchor within blue canton ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://nyyc.org ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| inception | 1844 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| memberOf | US Sailing ⓘ |
| membershipType | private ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | longest winning streak in America's Cup history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic role in competitive sailing
ⓘ
longtime dominance of the America's Cup ⓘ |
| organizes |
regattas
ⓘ
yacht races ⓘ |
| owned | yacht America ⓘ |
| shortName | NYYC ⓘ |
| sport |
sailing
ⓘ
yachting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York Yacht Club Description of subject: The New York Yacht Club is a prestigious American sailing organization renowned for its historic role in yachting and long dominance of the America's Cup.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York Yacht Club continuous defense since 1851
subject surface form:
Charles Ranlett Flint