MIP won the GMT regatta, in Pireaus, Greece; Bocconi coming second and Skolkovo third.
Global MBA Trophy 2018©Nikos Alevromytis
| Rank | School | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total |
| 1 | MIP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Bocconi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Skolkovo | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | INSEAD | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Skolkovo | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | IE | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | LBS | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 8 | Warwick | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| 9 | Kellogg/WHU | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 10 | Cambridge | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| 11 | Chicago | 10 | 11 | 12 | 33 |
The organisers of the 2018 Global MBA Trophy have confirmed that it will take place from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd April. The regatta returns once again to Piraeas, near Athens, Greece, where it will be hosted by the Yacht Club of Greece.
More details at the regatta page on mbasailing.com: https://mbasailing.com/regattas/globalmbatrophy/
Also at the event website: www.globalmbatrophy.com
Places are limited in the A division to one boat per school participating. It is expected that these will be snapped up before the end of January.
The team from MIP Politecnico di Milano almost had the perfect regatta, securing first place in the first five races, before dropping to third for the final competition. Ugo Alvazzi del Frate’s crew held off strong challenges from Skolkovo and Bocconi, who finished second and third respectively.
The regatta, the second of the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League series, was held in the waters of the Faliron Bay, off Mikrolimano harbour in Pireaus, the port of Athens on the 28th and 29th April. racing was on Platu 25 sports boats, and was supervised by the Yacht Club of Greece, in whose amazing club house, the final prizegiving and dinner took place. Continue reading “Victory for MIP in Pireaus”
Skolkovo Moscow School of Management came away from the 12th Global MBA Trophy in Mikrolimano, Pireaus, Greece with their third victory in three attempts. Their number 1 team put on a flawless display on day 1 of the regatta, finishing with three first places, and they rounded off day two with three seconds. This was 2016’s first regatta in the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League.
London Business School won second place, by winning the last race, and coming home second in the first two. INSEAD were third, while Skolkovo’s second team were punished for inconsistency, finishing fourth despite winning two races.
114 sailors arrived in Mikrolimano to sail on the 11 Platu 25s that made up the “A division, and the 7 Beneteau 49s in the “B” division. The regatta began with unseasonably strong winds on Thursday 21st April, which meant that crews were prevented from practicing by a “Lima” flag on the Yacht Club flagpole. Forced to enjoy the warm sunny weather, the sailors registered for the event, attended the briefing and then gathered at the Yacht Club of Greece’s magnificent clubhouse overlooking Pireaus and Faliron bay. Continue reading “Skolkovo win their third Global MBA Trophy”
The 2016 Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League is underway!
The 2016 Global MBA Trophy will take place at the Microlimano harbour in Piraeus, Greece on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of April.
Will the Skolkovo team make it 3 victories in a row? Will someone else take their crown?
Find out more on the Regatta page here and on the regatta website here: http://www.globalmbatrophy.com/gmt/
This is the 12th edition of the regatta. There will be 2 divisions: Division A sailing identical 25ft Platu one- design boats (up to 6 persons per boat) and Division B sailing approx 40ft boats (type tba, up to 8 persons per boat). Accomodation is ashore for Division A, and on the boats for Division B.
Division A results will count towards the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League, and help participants qualify for the €1,400+ League prize.
The usual fantastic on- shore events will be provided.
The Skolkovo teams at the Global MBA Trophy in Piraeus, Greece brought home first and third place in an impressive show of strength in the Platu 25 class.
This was the first regatta in the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League 2015.
Skolkovo 1 led from the start of the regatta and brought home a 1-1-(2)-1-1-2 to win the trophy with 6 points, comfortably ahead of second place LUM with 8.
LUM won the two races that Skolkovo 1 didn’t, came second in 3 others and discarded a DSQ.
Skolkovo 3 scored 14, coming 3rd in all but one races.
The regatta, in its 11th edition, took place on the waters of Faliron bay in Piraeus, with the on- shore activities centres on the harbour of Microlimano. The event was organised by London Business School, with the race committee and other support provided by the Yacht Club of Greece, the boats by the Greek Platu 25 owners association and logistics by Sail PROmotion.
The first day of sailing saw brilliant sunshine and clear blue skies, which conjured up an early sea breeze, so that the races could start on time at 12:00, and take place with steady southerly winds. Skolkovo 1 won the first two races of the day, and came second to LUM in the third. Continue reading “Skolkovo Retain the Global MBA Trophy”
Twelve teams will be vying to cross the start line first on Friday 17th April off Microlimano port in Pireas, Greece as the 2015 Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League kicks off.
The 2014 league champions, London Business School are hosting the event, and have one team in the A division. Defending regatta champions, Skolkovo have entered two boats. Expect big things from RSM regatta champions LUM, while INSEAD will be looking to do better than last year’s third place.
The regatta takes place over two days in Farr- designed Platu 25 keelboats. A B division, racing 40- ft boats will also take part.
Competitors are welcome in the race village from Thursday 16th. They will be hosted to a dinner on Friday evening and a gala prizegiving at the Yacht Club of Greece on Saturday 18th.
The full list of participating teams is:
A Division:
B Division:
The 2015 Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League is underway!
The 2015 Global MBA Trophy will take place at the Microlimano harbour in Piraeus, Greece on the 16th, 17th and 18th of April.
Find out more on the Regatta page here and on the regatta website here: http://www.globalmbatrophy.com/gmt/
This is the 11th edition of the regatta. There will be 2 divisions: Division A sailing identical 25ft Platu one- design boats (up to 6 persons per boat) and Division B sailing approx 40ft boats (type tba, up to 8 persons per boat). Accomodation is ashore for Division A, and on the boats for Division B.
Division A results will count towards the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League, and help participants qualify for the €1,400+ League prize.
The usual fantastic on- shore events will be provided.
The team from Moscow’s Skolkovo School of Management scored a near perfect 6 points from 5 races to announce their presence on the MBA sailing circuit, leaving the rest of the pack trailing in their wake. The Global MBA Trophy regatta, in Piraeus, Greece, saw 8 teams competing in Platu 25 Sportsboats in Division A and 3 teams compete in Bavaria 42s in Division B.
Skolkovo came first in the last four races, having come second in the first race of the regatta. Nearest challengers LBS scored three times as many points with 18, while the third place of the podium was taken up by the INSEAD/MIP/Bocconi mixed crew with 20 points. Continue reading “Skolkovo announce their presence on the MBA sailing circuit with a big win in Greece!”
Let the 2014 MBA Sailing Season Begin!
The 2014 Global MBA Trophy will take place at the Microlimano harbour in Piraeus, Greece on the 24th, 25th and 26th of April.
Find out more on the Regatta page here and on the regatta website here: http://www.globalmbatrophy.com/gmt/
This is the 10th edition of the regatta. There will be 2 divisions: Division A sailing identical 25ft Platu one- design boats (up to 6 persons per boat) and Division B sailing Bavaria 42s (up to 8 persons per boat). Accomodation is ashore for Division A, and on the boats for Division B.
The usual fantastic on- shore events will be provided.
The MBA Global Sailing League 
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