IE University conquers Cascais to claim its second win of the MBA Sailing League season

27 September 2026

Guillermo Parodi’s crew led from start to finish at the fourth and final event of the year, while Bianca Mendelsohn put a second IE team on the podium.

CASCAIS (Portugal). IE University closed the MBA Sailing League season in style. The league is the annual sailing series that pits Europe’s leading business schools against each other. The boat helmed by alumnus Guillermo Parodi won the IE Regatta 2026, held from 17 to 20 September in the waters off Cascais. It was a commanding performance: Parodi led from the opening races and sealed the title in the ninth of ten.

Organised by the IE Sailing Club with the support of Clube Naval de Cascais, the event brought together 150 sailors, students and alumni alike, from some of Europe’s most prestigious business schools: SDA Bocconi, HEC Paris, Saïd Business School (Oxford), London Business School, Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), INSEAD, WHU – Otto Beisheim, Polimi GSoM and the host, IE University. Racing took place in two divisions: 11 teams competed in the League division on SailCascais’s fleet of J70s, and eight crews sailed in the Sport division on Terra Incógnita’s Grand Surprise yachts.

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Bocconi take a commanding lead in the 2026 MBA Sailing League

5 July 2026
Global MBA Trophy 2026 © Nikos Alevromytis

SDA Bocconi sailing team lead the 2026 MBA Sailing League with 4 points from the three regattas to date. Their two wins in Sardinia and Malta, following their second place in Piraeus, gives them a 5- point lead as the season moves to the finale in Cascais in September.

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Bocconi win again in Malta

25 June 2026

SDA Bocconi’s sailing team continued their winning form from Sardinia to win the RSM regatta in Malta. The regatta, sailed in SB20 sports boats saw 12 teams battle it out in front of the historic city of Valleta.

Hosts RSM came in second place, while Bocconi’s other team rounded out the podium.

Racing was super- tight, with both Bocconi and RSM scoring 11 points for the regatta, and both teams scoring 1,1,2,3,4 over the 5 races. The Italians won only by virtue of beating RSM in the last race of the regatta.

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Bocconi win in Sardinia

18 June 2026

SDA Bocconi’s crew won the POLIMI GSoM regatta in Cala Dei Sardi, Sardinia, in May, with a second place and a first place in the gold fleet on finals day. They pipped first round leaders Imperial into second place, Imperial scored a third and a first. RSM rounded out the podium.

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IE win the 2026 Global MBA Trophy

9 May 2026

The IE team took a tough route to winning the 20th Global MBA Trophy in Greece. The school from Madrid qualified for the Gold Fleet on Saturday by winning the qualifying round in the Platu fleet taking one win and two second places forward. They then scored a second, a first and a third in the RS21 Gold fleet to end the regatta with 8 points.

The regatta took place on 17 & 18 April in the bay of Faliron, off Microlimano harbour in Piraeus, Greece. It was organised by London Business School Alumni Sailing Club and hosted by the Yacht Club of Greece.

Second place SDA Bocconi, in the RS21s throughout scored 1,2,3 in qualifying and 1,4,2 in the Gold fleet, ending with 9 points. POLIMI GSoM were third with 11 points, winning the last race. Day 1 leaders London Business School qualified with a 1,1,2, but has to retire from day 2 with gear failure, ending in 5th place.

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Bocconi are 2025 MBA Sailing League Champions

28 September 2025
Global MBA Trophy 2025 © Nikos Alevromytis

SDA Bocconi’s sailing teams have ended the 2025 season as champions of the MBA Sailing League. Following their victory in Cascais, Portugal, the crew from the Milan- based business school crowned a season where they’ve consistently finished in the top 4 of regattas, scoring 2nd in Greece and Malta and first in Portugal. Bocconi were the defending 2024 champions and retain the MBA Sailing league trophy, which will be presented to them at the Global MBA Trophy regatta in Piraeus in April 2026.

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Bocconi win again in Cascais

21 September 2025

The IE 2025 Regatta in Cascais, Portugal, wrapped up the MBA sailing season in fitting style, being the final event on the circuit. With seven competitive races and ten teams the stage was set for a high-stakes conclusion. One discard was allowed, putting a premium on consistency and tactical precision — a challenge that Bocconi met head-on to seal a decisive overall victory.

The regatta’s A division was sailed in J70 sports boats, with an AB division of 30- ft Grand Surprise racing yachts and a B division of cruising yachts also racing on the water off Cascais.

Bocconi delivered a strong performance throughout the regatta, with top-four finishes in every race they sailed, including three race wins. After six races, they had already secured the championship mathematically, allowing them to sit out the final race without affecting their position. Their DNC in Race 7 was discarded, leaving them with a commanding net score of 10 points — a dominant finish to an already impressive season.

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Bocconi stay top after RSM regatta

11 September 2025

SDA Bocconi regained their position at the top of the 2025 MBA Sailing League table after the RSM regatta in Malta with their second place, their lead over second place POLIMI GSoM, who placed 5th in Malta, opening up to 2 points. IE in third place are just 1 point behind POLIMI. Winners in Malta, INSEAD, climb to 6th=, while LBS drop to 5th.

The season will be decided next week in Cascais, Portugal at the IE regatta.

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INSEAD take home the Malta prize

12 August 2025

The INSEAD team led by Dimitri Vaharis won four out of the 9 races at the RSM regatta in Malta last month to take away the top prize. They were pushed close by Elio Rosapepe’s team from Bocconi. who scored 9 points, just one more than the winners. The podium was made up by the IE team of Ema Saccheti.

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