fleet racing

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noun
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  • (watersports) A type of sport sail yachting event where a squadron of sailboats race as a fleet, against one another, on the same course, at the same time. The famous Whitbread or Volvo Ocean Race, is of this type, as is the America's Cup World Series, and Extreme Sailing Series.

Etymology

Compound from English fleet (an arm of the sea, a run of water) + English racing.

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English

racing

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