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.
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.
The regatta has two divisions, with division A qualifying for the MBA Sailing League, and division B aimed at less experienced sailors. The boat is the one-design J24, with Symetrical Spinnaker. They take crews of up to 5 sailors. Division B is placed on cruising boats, with crews of up to 8 persons.
London Business School won the POLIMI regatta held at Cala dei Sardi in Sardinia, Italy, despite being unable to start the final race in the regatta when their rudder fixings snapped. The team scored three race wins in the 6 race series, to come top, level on points with the POLIMI 1 and POLIMI 2 teams. POLIMI 2 scored 2 race wins, and POLIMI 1 won the remaining race.
In Division B, the crew from POLIMI won both races, with IE/POLIMI second and POLIMI/IE third in each.
The crew from Roman Business School Sapienza Roma won the POLIMI GSoM regatta at Lake Garda, Italy. They won 2 of the three races to finish top of the table with six points.
The POLIMI team 3 were consistent with 2 second places and a third, finishing second, while POLIMI team 1 had a 1 a 2 and a 6 to finish 3rd.
The magnificent backdrop of Lake Garda in North Italy is the scene for the next eposode in the MBA Sailing League, hosted by POLIMI GSoM . 10 teams have lined up to compete for the regatta.
POLIMI GSoM with 4 teams
IE
London Business School
Mixed team (NYU Stern/LBS/RSM)
Rotterdam School of Management
Sapienza Rome
WHU
LBS won the POLIMI regatta last year on theri way to the league title. Can they repeat the feat? Will POLIMI keep the momentum from their win in Greece? Will RSM, Rome or IE spoil their party?
The annual POLIMI regatta will take place on 18- 21 May on the waters of beautiful Lake Garda in Northern Italy. This is a mecca for sailors. The regatta has two divisions, with division A qualifying for the MBA Sailing League, and division B aimed at less experienced sailors, with a local skipper provided. The boat is the one-design Dolphin 81, with retractable bowsprit, Asymetric Spinnaker and a hull shape designed for downwind surfing. They take crews of 5 sailors.
There will be a business conference on the afternoon of the Saturday, following two days of racing. Competitors will stay at the UniVela hotel, at the sailing venue itself.
London Business School crews took first and second place at the POLIMI regatta held in Capri, Italy on 27- 29 May. The regatta was raced with cruising yachts with a number of coastal passages: From nearby Procida to Capri on Friday followed by a series of stages around Capri on Saturday. An “inshore” race – in the form of a quiz also formed part of the scoring system.
There were 8 crews at the regatta: 4 from hosts POLIMI (MIP), 3 from LBS and 1 from IE. The podium was: LBS 1, LBS 2, MIP 4.
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