AC72 catamaran
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The AC72 catamaran is a high-performance, wing-sailed racing yacht class designed for extreme speed and used in the America's Cup.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AC72 | 3 |
| AC72 catamaran canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4180983 — 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: AC72 catamaran Context triple: [Oracle Team USA, boatTypeUsed, AC72 catamaran]
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A.
FJ dinghy
The FJ dinghy is a popular two-person sailing dinghy widely used for collegiate and club racing and training.
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B.
Sail Hybrid
Sail Hybrid is an innovative architectural project by Steven Holl Architects that explores sustainable, hybrid building forms integrating light, structure, and environmental performance.
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C.
Granma yacht
The Granma yacht is the vessel that carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Sail Kampen
Sail Kampen is a major Dutch maritime festival featuring historic sailing ships, nautical demonstrations, and cultural activities along the IJssel River in the city of Kampen.
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E.
Octopus (yacht)
Octopus is a famous 126-meter luxury megayacht, formerly owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, known for its extensive exploration capabilities and lavish amenities.
- 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: AC72 catamaran Target entity description: The AC72 catamaran is a high-performance, wing-sailed racing yacht class designed for extreme speed and used in the America's Cup.
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A.
FJ dinghy
The FJ dinghy is a popular two-person sailing dinghy widely used for collegiate and club racing and training.
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B.
Sail Hybrid
Sail Hybrid is an innovative architectural project by Steven Holl Architects that explores sustainable, hybrid building forms integrating light, structure, and environmental performance.
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C.
Granma yacht
The Granma yacht is the vessel that carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Sail Kampen
Sail Kampen is a major Dutch maritime festival featuring historic sailing ships, nautical demonstrations, and cultural activities along the IJssel River in the city of Kampen.
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E.
Octopus (yacht)
Octopus is a famous 126-meter luxury megayacht, formerly owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, known for its extensive exploration capabilities and lavish amenities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
America's Cup class
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catamaran ⓘ racing yacht class ⓘ sailing yacht ⓘ |
| category |
high-performance sailing craft
ⓘ
offshore-capable racing multihull ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | carbon fiber composite ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
Italy
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New Zealand ⓘ Sweden ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewType | professional sailors ⓘ |
| designedBy | design teams of competing syndicates ⓘ |
| designedFor |
extreme speed
ⓘ
high performance sailing ⓘ |
| designedForCrewSize | large professional crew ⓘ |
| era | early 2010s ⓘ |
| feature |
foiling capability
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high righting moment ⓘ large rigid wing sail ⓘ |
| governingBody | America's Cup Race Management ⓘ |
| governingDocument | AC72 class rule ⓘ |
| hullConfiguration | catamaran ⓘ |
| hullType | multihull ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent America's Cup multihull designs ⓘ |
| introducedFor |
34th America's Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
2013 America’s Cup
|
| notableEvent | 2013 America's Cup match between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Artemis Racing
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Emirates Team New Zealand ⓘ Luna Rossa Challenge ⓘ
linked to:
America’s Cup
Oracle Team USA ⓘ |
| operatingEnvironment | inshore racing courses ⓘ |
| propulsion | wind ⓘ |
| regulationChange | led to stricter safety rules in America's Cup ⓘ |
| rigType | wing-sailed ⓘ |
| roleInSport | pioneered foiling in top-level yacht racing ⓘ |
| ruleType | box rule class ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | high risk of capsizing ⓘ |
| safetyIncident | training accident of Artemis Racing in 2013 ⓘ |
| sailingVenue | San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| sailPlan | wing sail ⓘ |
| status | discontinued class ⓘ |
| successorClass | AC50 catamaran ⓘ |
| usedInCompetition |
America's Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
America’s Cup
|
| usedInEdition |
2013 America's Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
2013 America’s Cup
2013 Louis Vuitton Cup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: AC72 catamaran Description of subject: The AC72 catamaran is a high-performance, wing-sailed racing yacht class designed for extreme speed and used in the America's Cup.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: AC72 catamaran
linked to: AC72 catamaran
subject linked to:
2013 America’s Cup
linked to: AC72 catamaran