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London take over the top of the 2012 League
Aug 5th
London Business School’s 3rd place in the Cranfield Regatta, along with their first place at the ABC and 5th in Athens means that they lead the 2012 MBA sailing league with two events still to come. Insead drop from joint first to second, with their sixth place at Cranfield.
The 2012 league is made up of five events: the Global MBA Trophy, The ABC, The Cranfield Regatta, the RSM Regatta and the Rolex MBA’s Cup.
Cranfield winners Leeds and second place Cranfield take up 3rd and 4th spots in the league respectively, while Bocconi climb to 5th.
| School | LBS GMT Athens | ABC La Trinite Sur Mer | Cranfield | TOTAL | Position | Number of Regattas | change | |
| LBS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | = | |
| Insead | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | -1 | |
| Leeds | 7 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | +10 | |
| Cranfield | 7 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 1 | +9 | |
| Bocconi | 1 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 3 | +4 More > |
Insead hold onto top spot in the rankings
Aug 5th
Insead’s 6th place at the Cranfield Regatta was enough for them to hold onto the number 1 position in the MBA sailing rankings. They are three points ahead of London Business School, whose 3rd place on the Solent brings them above Bocconi into second. Warwick and Leeds round out the top five, climbing as MIP Milano and Manchester drop out.
The MBA Sailing Rankings are based on the past rolling 12 months of MBA sailing, so are currently made up of the 2011 Rolex MBA’s cup, the 2012 Global MBA Trophy, 2012 ABC and 2012 Cranfield regatta.
Leeds Win the 2012 Cranfield Regatta
Aug 5th
Leeds Business School won the 21st Cranfield Regatta on 6th- 8th July. The Leeds team were level on points with the “Cranfield 2″ boat, but won on countback after winning the final race of the regatta. This was Leeds ‘s first showing at the top of the MBA fleet, having come 9th in 2011. Cranfield matched their 2nd place from 2011, missing by the thinnest of margins the chance to win their own regatta.
Both the leading teams were skippered by paid “Sunsail” skippers, provided by the organisers. The first crew home with a skipper from the business school were London Businesss School, in third. The top five were rounded out by “Cranfield 4″ and a crew from Hong Kong Business School in 5th. Top ranked Insead came 6th.
The Regatta is sailed on matched 42 ft Beneteau F40s, in the Solent, off the south coast of England. The weather was wet.
