Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is a famous annual ocean sailing race from Sydney, Australia to Hobart, Tasmania, regarded as one of the world’s most challenging and prestigious offshore yacht races.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race canonical | 2 |
| Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race finish | 2 |
| Sydney–Hobart Yacht Race | 1 |
| annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2924398 — 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: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Context triple: [Constitution Dock, associatedWith, Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]
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A.
Atlantic Rowing Race
The Atlantic Rowing Race is a transatlantic endurance rowing event in which teams and individuals attempt to row across the Atlantic Ocean, testing extreme physical and mental stamina.
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B.
Falmouth Week
Falmouth Week is an annual sailing regatta and shoreside festival in Falmouth, Cornwall, featuring yacht racing, live entertainment, and community events.
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C.
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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D.
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most famous annual thoroughbred horse race, often called “the race that stops a nation,” held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
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E.
The Boat Race
The Boat Race is an annual rowing competition on the River Thames between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, and one of the oldest and most famous amateur sporting events in the world.
- 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: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Target entity description: The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is a famous annual ocean sailing race from Sydney, Australia to Hobart, Tasmania, regarded as one of the world’s most challenging and prestigious offshore yacht races.
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A.
Atlantic Rowing Race
The Atlantic Rowing Race is a transatlantic endurance rowing event in which teams and individuals attempt to row across the Atlantic Ocean, testing extreme physical and mental stamina.
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B.
Falmouth Week
Falmouth Week is an annual sailing regatta and shoreside festival in Falmouth, Cornwall, featuring yacht racing, live entertainment, and community events.
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C.
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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D.
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most famous annual thoroughbred horse race, often called “the race that stops a nation,” held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
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E.
The Boat Race
The Boat Race is an annual rowing competition on the River Thames between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, and one of the oldest and most famous amateur sporting events in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
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ocean sailing race ⓘ offshore yacht race ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bluewater Classic
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Sydney–Hobart Yacht Race ⓘ
linked to:
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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| broadcastOn | Australian television ⓘ |
| coOrganizer | Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major part of Australia’s Boxing Day sporting calendar ⓘ |
| difficulty | high ⓘ |
| distance | approximately 628 nautical miles ⓘ |
| endLocation | Hobart ⓘ |
| endStateOrTerritory | Tasmania ⓘ |
| finishCity | Hobart ⓘ |
| finishCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1945 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Cruising Yacht Club of Australia ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
handicap honours
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line honours ⓘ |
| hasFinishLine | off Hobart on the River Derwent ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
challenging weather conditions in Bass Strait
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international participation ⓘ strong ocean currents and variable winds ⓘ |
| organizer | Cruising Yacht Club of Australia ⓘ |
| participantType |
amateur sailors
ⓘ
ocean‑going racing yachts ⓘ professional sailors ⓘ |
| prestige | considered one of the world’s premier offshore yacht races ⓘ |
| region |
Australasia
ⓘ
linked to:
Oceania
|
| riskLevel | significant ⓘ |
| routeIncludes |
Bass Strait
ⓘ
Derwent River ⓘ Storm Bay ⓘ Tasman Sea ⓘ |
| season | Southern Hemisphere summer ⓘ |
| spectatorEvent | yes ⓘ |
| sport | sailing ⓘ |
| startBodyOfWater | Sydney Harbour ⓘ |
| startCity | Sydney ⓘ |
| startCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| startLocation | Sydney ⓘ |
| startStateOrTerritory | New South Wales ⓘ |
| typeOfCompetition | offshore yacht race ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | Boxing Day afternoon local time ⓘ |
| usualStartDate | 26 December ⓘ |
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Subject: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Description of subject: The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is a famous annual ocean sailing race from Sydney, Australia to Hobart, Tasmania, regarded as one of the world’s most challenging and prestigious offshore yacht races.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
River Derwent
linked to: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
linked to: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
linked to: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
linked to: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race