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New MBA regatta to launch in Lisbon 12-14 May

31 January 2023

The Ocean Week, who have been organising MBA sailing weeks for the last several years are branching out to hosting an MBA regatta this Spring.

The regatta, to be held in Lisbon on the 12th to the 14th May features 2 days of sailing, 3 nights in the 3* hotel, and an awards dinner. The boats are the exciting Grand Surprise 30s, which were used for several years for the ABC regatta, including the one in nearby Cascais. They are one- design 30ft 6- person symmetric spinnaker boats.

The exact format for the racing has yet to be decided. The event is a pilot, with a view to forming a part of the MBA Sailing League in 2024.

More information on the event brochure, downloadable here

Download brochure here

ABC regatta returns after 3 year break

21 January 2023

The team from WHU business school have announced that the Alumni Business Cup regatta will take place under their stewardship in 2023, following the hiatus caused by the pandemic in 2020- 22.

The regatta will take place on 25 – 27 August, with crews arriving on the 21st, and will be located in the Northern European capital of sailing, Kiel, hosted by prestigious Kieler Yacht Club!

The regatta will be sailed in new, matched J/70s owned by the German National Sailing League.

Book the dates in your claendar: the ABC is back!

7 Crews line up for IE Halloween Regatta

2 October 2022

7 crews from 5 business schools have confirmed their participation in the IE regatta to be held in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote. The regatta takes place on 30/31 October and will end with a Halloween themed prize giving ceremony.

Racing takes place in J/80 Sports boats off the South East coast of Lanzarote, in the expected steady strong breeze.

The 7 teams will be:

IE (2 boats)
Imperial
INSEAD
London Business School (2 boats)
POLIMI (MIP)

The regatta weekend also features an “Adventure” programme of sailing and other activities for non- racers. Over 60 participants are expected at the event.

RSM announces the 2022 Regatta

9 February 2022

The Rotterdam School of Business sailing club has announced the 12th edition of its annual regatta in Porto, Portugal.

The racing takes place on 1st and 2nd July 2022.

The programme will be:

Friday 22nd oThursday, June 30th, Fly in and Boat Check in with skippers briefing
Friday, July 1st, First day of races
Saturday, July 2nd, Second day of races and boat check out
Sunday, July 3rd Hotel Check Out and Fly out

Racing will use Platu 25 sport boats

Check out the RSM sailing club website here.

Mixed team win in Porto

6 July 2021

The mixed team (including one crew member from INSEAD, and one from Oxford) came top of the points table at the RSM regatta in Porto, Portugal last weekend. They had a dominant first day, with 3 first places, and managed to hold onto first place with 2 second places on day 2.

The podium was made up of Kellogg/WHU, who found their mojo on day two, finishing the regatta with three bullets to end up second, and RSM who scored consistently to finish third, level on points.

Chicago Booth complete the list of competitors, with Skolkovo scored DNC in all races, after having to pull out due to international travel issues.

SchoolRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7PointsPosition
Mixed11212(4)291
WHU/Kellogg(3)333111122
RSM2212(4)23123
Chicago(4)444334224
SkolkovoDNC(6)DNC(6)DNC(6)DNC(6)DNC(6)DNC(6)DNC(6)365

Countdown to post- COVID MBA racing

29 June 2021

The RSM regatta to be held the weekend of 2-4 July 2021 in Porto, Portugal, marks a return out of COVID restrictions for MBA sailing.

The hosts expect 5 crews in the Atlantic racecourse:

1. Chicago Booth
2. Skolkovo
3. RSM
4. Kellogg-WHU
5. “Mixed Oxford”

The crews will be racing Platu 25 sportsboats and will enjoy the famous Porto/ RSM hospitality.

Global MBA Trophy in Athens cancelled

20 October 2020

Due to the restrictions put in place to fight the Corona Virus, the Global MBA Trophy, scheduled for October 2020 in Piraeus, Greece, has been cancelled.

The organisers posted “Thank- you again to our sponsors and to all the attendees who’d signed up to come racing in October. We hope to see you in April for the 2021 edition.”

The regatta has taken place 15 times since 2006. This was the first year that a regatta did not take place. The regatta was due to take place on 30 and 31 October 2020.

2020 RSM and Bocconi Regattas cancelled

10 September 2020

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The RSM Regatta, which was due to take place on 2- 5 July 2020 was cancelled despite the efforts of the organisers.  Not enough crews could make the original dates or the proposed new dates in August for the event to go ahead. Quarantine restrictions on travellers returning from Portugal meant that many teams were unable to participate.

The regatta had introduced special rules to deal with the Coronavirus, requiring all participants to have undergone a Covid 19 test in the 72 hours prior to the regatta and to have tested negative.

The Bocconi MBAs conference and regatta, due to take place at the end of September, will also not take place this year due to the impact of Covid 19 on gatherings in Italy, and increased travel restrictions around the world.