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Bocconi are 2025 MBA Sailing League Champions

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.
Continue reading “Bocconi are 2025 MBA Sailing League Champions”Bocconi win again in Cascais
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.
Continue reading “Bocconi win again in Cascais”Bocconi stay top after RSM regatta
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.
Continue reading “Bocconi stay top after RSM regatta”INSEAD take home the Malta prize

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.
Continue reading “INSEAD take home the Malta prize”Tight at the top of the league

POLIMI GSoM sit at the top of the MBA Sailing League after two regattas, but with only 4 points separating first and fifth place, everything is still to play for in 2025.
The POLIMI team have 5 points scoring 3rd at the Global MBA Trophy in Greece and 2nd in the POLIMI regatta in Sardinia. Just behind are SDA Bocconi on 6 points, with a 2nd and a 4th, then LBS with 7 points, IE with 8 and Imperial with 9 points.
Next up is the RSM regatta in Malta in July.
| School | LBS GMT, Piraeus | POLIMI GSoM Sardinia | TOTAL | Position | Number of Regattas | change | |
| POLIMI GSoM | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +2 | |
| SDA Bocconi | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | = | |
| LBS | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| IE | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| Imperial | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | -4 | |
| WHU/Kellogg | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | -1 | |
| Oxford | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 2 | +1 | |
| RSM | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | -1 | |
| Insead | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 1 | = | |
| Tuck | 11 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 1 | = | |
IE whitewash in Sardinia

The IE team won every race to bring home the POLIMI regatta title. The rest of the fleet were left looking on and fighting for second place. POLIMI GSoM came in second with 5 2nd places , with LBS in third the best of the rest.
Continue reading “IE whitewash in Sardinia”Imperial win the Global MBA Trophy 2025

Imperial college Business School lifted the Global MBA Trophy aloft in Piraeus, Greece after two days of hard- fought racing. They beat 2024’s winners, SDA Bocconi into second place and 2023’s winners , POLIMI GSoM into third, scoring two wins, two second places and a third place. Racing was in Platu 25 sports boats. The event was presented in partnership with Mastercard by London Business School Alumni Sailing Club and the Yacht Club of Greece.
Continue reading “Imperial win the Global MBA Trophy 2025”Global MBA Trophy 2025 is a sell-out!

London Business School have announced that the 2025 Global MBA Trophy has sold all the boats lined up for the regatta. The racing, which will take place in the bay off Piraus, Greece will have 12 “division A” Platu 25 sports boats competing for the trophy and for league points. It will also have 5 “division B+” racer – cruiser boats, and 11 “division B” cruising boats racing in their respective categories. Over 180 participants are expected, with over 200 sailors in total. The regatta will be hosted by the prestigious Yacht Club of Greece.
The Global MBA Trophy has had 18 previous editions in the years since it first took place in 2006.



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