Royal Ocean Racing Club
E323587
The Royal Ocean Racing Club is a prestigious British yacht club renowned for organizing major offshore sailing races, including the Fastnet Race, and for promoting ocean racing worldwide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ocean Racing Club | 1 |
| RORC Rating Office | 1 |
| Royal Ocean Racing Club canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3065443 — 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: Royal Ocean Racing Club Context triple: [Cowes Week, formerOrganizer, Royal Ocean Racing Club]
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A.
New York Yacht Club
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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B.
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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C.
Shanghai Race Club
The Shanghai Race Club was a prominent colonial-era horse racing and social club in Shanghai that served as a key recreational and social hub for the foreign community before being repurposed after 1949.
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D.
S.S. Wimbledon
S.S. Wimbledon was a British steamship at the center of the 1923 Permanent Court of International Justice case "S.S. Wimbledon," which clarified principles of international law on treaty obligations and freedom of navigation.
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E.
Royal Yacht Club of Belgium
The Royal Yacht Club of Belgium is a historic Belgian sailing and yachting club known for hosting major international regattas and contributing to the development of competitive sailing in the country.
- 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: Royal Ocean Racing Club Target entity description: The Royal Ocean Racing Club is a prestigious British yacht club renowned for organizing major offshore sailing races, including the Fastnet Race, and for promoting ocean racing worldwide.
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A.
New York Yacht Club
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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B.
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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C.
Shanghai Race Club
The Shanghai Race Club was a prominent colonial-era horse racing and social club in Shanghai that served as a key recreational and social hub for the foreign community before being repurposed after 1949.
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D.
S.S. Wimbledon
S.S. Wimbledon was a British steamship at the center of the 1923 Permanent Court of International Justice case "S.S. Wimbledon," which clarified principles of international law on treaty obligations and freedom of navigation.
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E.
Royal Yacht Club of Belgium
The Royal Yacht Club of Belgium is a historic Belgian sailing and yachting club known for hosting major international regattas and contributing to the development of competitive sailing in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports organization
ⓘ
yacht club ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Union Nationale pour la Course au Large ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| develops | IRC rating rule ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ocean racing
ⓘ
offshore yacht racing ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Arthur H. Clarke
ⓘ
other British yachtsmen ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalFacility |
Cowes
ⓘ
surface form:
Cowes clubhouse
|
| hasClubhouse |
St James's
ⓘ
surface form:
St James's, London
|
| hasCompetitionLevel | international ⓘ |
| hasFocus | amateur offshore yacht racing ⓘ |
| hasMembership | international yachtsmen ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | Fastnet Race ⓘ |
| hasNotableRaceArea |
Celtic Sea
ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| hasReputation | prestigious offshore racing club ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| inception | 1925 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| motto | Not for one but for all ⓘ |
| operates |
Royal Ocean Racing Club
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
RORC Rating Office
|
| organizes |
Channel Race
ⓘ
Cowes–Dinard–St Malo Race ⓘ Fastnet Race ⓘ Myth of Malham Race ⓘ Antigua Sailing Week ⓘ
surface form:
RORC Caribbean 600
RORC ⓘ
surface form:
RORC Transatlantic Race
seasonal offshore race series ⓘ |
| originalName |
Royal Ocean Racing Club
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ocean Racing Club
|
| promotes | ocean racing worldwide ⓘ |
| publishes | offshore racing rules ⓘ |
| receivedRoyalCharter | 1931 ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| sets | offshore racing standards ⓘ |
| shortName | RORC ⓘ |
| sport |
offshore racing
ⓘ
sailing ⓘ yacht racing ⓘ |
| typeOfMembership | private members club ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Ocean Racing Club Description of subject: The Royal Ocean Racing Club is a prestigious British yacht club renowned for organizing major offshore sailing races, including the Fastnet Race, and for promoting ocean racing worldwide.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ocean Racing Club
this entity surface form:
RORC Rating Office