The MBA Global Sailing League

2025 Regattas list updated

11 November 2024

Check out the Regattas pages for details of the 2025 season.

RSM Regatta returns to Malta in July 2025

3 November 2024

The RSM sailing club has announced the dates and location of the 2025 regatta: 10 – 13 July, back in Malta, after 2024’s successful event. The event will be hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club, and sailed in SB20 sports boats, with crews of 4.

Racing will take place on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 July. More details are available at the event website.

A boat for 4 people will cost €2,800 including hotel accomodation.

POLIMI GSoM Regatta 2025 dates and venue announced

26 October 2024

The 2025 POLIMI regatta returns to Cala dei Sardi in Sardinia, Italy. The 2025 dates have been announced as 8- 11 May 2025.

Details are published on the POLIMI GSoM regatta website: https://www.polimigsomregatta.it/

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.

SDA Bocconi are the 2024 MBA Sailing League Champions

16 October 2024

SDA Bocconi’s triumph in Cascais in the IE regatta means they secure the top spot in the 2024 Global MBA Sailing League. They have won 3 out of this year’s 4 regattas, with LBS winning the one regatta where Bocconi didn’t attend.

The Global MBA Sailing League trophy will be presented to SDA Bocconi at the Global MBA Trophy regatta in Piraeus, Greece, in April next year.

Second place in the league went to LBS, with IE completing the podium.

Bocconi win in Cascais

2 October 2024

SDA Bocconi’s sailing team won their third MBA regatta out of the four in 2024 in Cascais last weekend (27/28 September). In a complex series of races, they qualified for the 5 boat final by coming second in their heats on day 1, and then coming top in their heats on day 2.

The final came down to the wire. It consisted of 5 teams: IE Guillermo, IE Emanuele, IE Artem, SDA Bocconi and LBS. The winner was to be the first to two race wins. IE Guillermo were leading going into the final, and so were awarded one race win already, so only needing one more win.

The first race of the final was won by SDA Bocconi, as they got past LBS and IE Guillermo who were battling for a spot and broaching out. The second race of the final was won by LBS. So going into the third race, any one of these three boats could win the regatta. The SDA Bocconi team then brought it home.

Global MBA Trophy Dates 2025 announced

10 August 2024

London Business School alumni Sailing Club, the organiser of the Global MBA Trophy have announced the dates of the 2025 edition. It will be held on 10 – 13 April 2025. The venue, as in previous years will be Microlimano harbour in Piraeus, near Athens, Greece. The event will be hosted by the prestigious Yacht Club of Greece.

Racing will be in 25ft Platu 25 sports boats and 40ft+ cruising boats.

The event website is at globalmbatrophy.com

Bocconi leading the 2024 league

3 August 2024

Bocconi’s close win at the RSM regatta in Valletta, Malta sees them return to the top spot of the 2024 MBA sailing league. They have 2 wins and a 6th, having not competed in Sardinia. LBS, missing the Malta regatta drop to second in the league, just 2 points behind them, while IE are third with their 2nd place, and being an ever- present in the 2024 season.

In the 12 month rankings, LBS stay top, although level on points with IE. Bocconi are third.

The season will see a final showdown in Cascais for the IE regatta in September. All three teams will be there. Bocconi need to finish less than 2 places behind LBS to win the 2024 league.

Bocconi pip IE to the RSM Regatta title

22 July 2024

The crew from SDA Bocconi, won the 8- race RSM Regatta on the 19/20 July 2024 in Malta. They won three of the races in the regatta, placing 2nd in two and 3rd in two more. They pipped the regatta leaders, IE in the final race, when IE scored a 5th place, after having won 4 of teh preceeding races. The remaining race was won by the “Caviar” team, while Imperial filled up the podium.

Six teams were racing SB20 sportsboats in the picturesque waters off Valletta, Malta. The regatta was organised by the RSM sailing club and hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club. Participants were hosted at a nearby hotel and enjoyed Maltese hospitality each evening.

The full results are displayed below

London Business School take the lead at the season’s half-way point

4 June 2024

With a first in Italy and a second place in Greece, London Business school are topping the MBA Sailing League after the first two events of 2024’s 4- event series. POLIMI sit in second place with a second and a third place. Athens champions, SDA Bocconi, who didn’t make it to Sardinia sit in third.

LBS also move top in the 12- month rankings, which take into account all the regattas since this time last year. IE sit second and POLIMI third.

London Business School win in Sardinia

1 June 2024

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.