The MBA Sailing League is proud to announce that Sunsail, the world’s largest sailing holiday company, has agreed to continue its sponsorship of the league for the 2016 season.

As part of the sponsorship agreement, Sunsail will provide a weekend’s sailing or racing in the Solent off the South coast of England to the business school team that wins the 2016 league. This prize is worth over €1,400.

The MBA Sailing league will continue to be known as the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League.

MBA Sailing league co-ordinator, Rob Cotterill, said: “We’re glad that Sunsail saw the benefit of their 2015 sponsorship, and we welcome Sunsail’s decision to renew their partnership with the league. We’re keen to continue to extend this mutually beneficial relationship.”

Sunsail manage one of the MBA league’s biggest and most competitive regattas, the Cranfield Regatta, held every July. The regatta is the longest running in the league, having been held under Sunsail’s auspices since 1992.

The MBA Sailing League brings together five sailing regattas and the teams of MBA students and alumni who race in them, encouraging business school teams to compete throughout the season, and rewarding the most consistent and most successful.  The regattas that make up the league are the Global MBA Trophy, held in Athens in April; The Alumni Business Cup, held in different locations Europe in May/June; The Cranfield Regatta held in the Solent on the South coast of England in July; The RSM Regatta, held in the Netherlands in August and the Rolex MBA’s Conference and Regatta held in Santa Margharita Ligure, on the Lugurian coast of Italy in September. Business Schools who have ranked highly in the league include London Business School, INSEAD, Kellogg, HEC, Bocconi and Cranfield.

Founded in 1974, Sunsail is the world’s largest sailing and watersports holiday company, delivering great value sailing holidays with a cutting-edge fleet, in the world’s best cruising grounds worldwide.

Sunsail offers a wide choice of sailing holidays with over 800 yachts in 30 locations worldwide. Alongside Yacht Charter and Flotilla Sailing holidays, Sunsail also offer Sailing Schools, Team Building and Events, Racing and Yacht Ownership.

The 2016 Cranfield Regatta will take place in the Solent, between the South coast of England and the Isle of Wight on 8th – 10th July 2016.

There will be 4 -6 races over two days

This is a vital regatta in the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League season because of the large number of participating boats – 18 boats in 2015, and up to 36 boats in the past. If a school misses out on the regatta, they are scored one point more than the number of boats involved, which can be very hard to overcome.

The boats are the largest in the league: 42 ft Beneteau F40s, with modifications made for Sunsail, sponsors of the league, and providers of the boats and regatta organisation.  Crews are 8 – strong.

The regatta hosts two parties: one on Friday night to welcome the crews to the venue and a gala night on the Saturday.  Details of how to sign up will be posted here once they are announced.

The regatta is hosted by Cranfield School of Management’s current MBA class.

The MBA Sailing League is proud to have successfully concluded its first year with the sponsorship of Sunsail, the world’s largest sailing holiday company.

As part of the sponsorship agreement, Sunsail provides a weekend’s sailing or racing in the Solent off the South coast of England to the business school team that wins the 2015 league. This prize is worth over €1,400.  The Skolkovo sailing team from the Moscow- based business school will win that prize, and will get to choose their weekend in 2016

The MBA Sailing league is now known as the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League.

MBA Sailing league co-ordinator, Rob Cotterill, said: “Sunsail manage one of the biggest and most competitive regattas of the MBA sailing season, the Cranfield Regatta, so we welcome their decision to partner with the league and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship.”

The MBA Sailing League brings together five sailing regattas and the teams of MBA students and alumni who race in them, encouraging business school teams to compete throughout the season, and rewarding the most consistent and most successful.  The regattas that make up the league are the Global MBA Trophy, held in Athens in April; The Alumni Business Cup, held in different locations Europe in May/June; The Cranfield Regatta held in the Solent on the South coast of England in July; The RSM Regatta, held in the Netherlands in August and the Rolex MBA’s Conference and Regatta held in Santa Margharita Ligure, on the Lugurian coast of Italy in September. Business Schools who have ranked highly in the league include London Business School, INSEAD, Kellogg, HEC, Bocconi and Cranfield.

Founded in 1974, Sunsail is the world’s largest sailing and watersports holiday company, delivering great value sailing holidays with a cutting-edge fleet, in the world’s best cruising grounds worldwide.

Sunsail offers a wide choice of sailing holidays with over 800 yachts in 30 locations worldwide. Alongside Yacht Charter and Flotilla Sailing holidays, Sunsail also offer Sailing Schools, Team Building and Events, Racing and Yacht Ownership.

The Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League has a new team at the top of the rankings. LBS have held the top spot since the RSM regatta in 2012. Now the Skolkovo team from Moscow have taken overthe top of the rankings. They are level on points with LBS, but have competed in one fewer regattas.

Elsewhere in the rankings, Rotterdam climb above HEC/Trium into 4th.  INSEAD stay in 3rd. LUM, who won in Lelystad last year, but did not compete in Medemblik drop 5 places to 12= Continue reading “Skolkovo overtake LBS at the top of the rankings”

Following the Cranfield Regatta and the RSM Regatta, Skolkovo take a commanding lead in the 2015 Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League.

Sitting at the top of the table with 5 points, they lead LBS with 18 who climb up ahead of INSEAD with 21 points. Rotterdam climb 2 places to 4th, with HEC/Trium and Cranfield dropping a place each to 5th and 6th.