Tag: ABC

ABC regatta 2024 cancelled

28 March 2024

Message from the organisers of the Alumni Business Cup 2024:

The IE and LBS Sailing Clubs regret to announce that the 2024 edition of the Alumni Business Cup in Alicante will not be held as scheduled on 13-15 June. Logistical challenges, and the weekend falling during peak season in the Alicante sailing calendar, meant that we would have been unable to deliver the regatta at the advertised price.

While we are disappointed not to be able to host you in Alicante this June, we hope to be able to put together the event at another time in the near future. Thank you for your understanding, and please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

ABC Regatta moves to Spain for 2024

6 February 2024

The Alumni Business Cup is the longest running of the MBA regattas, dating back to 1992. The 2024 edition will be sailed in J/22 boats in the Mediterranean Sea off the Spanish sailing venue of Alicante. The dates are 13- 16 June.

Up to 4 crew can sail the J/22s, and the cost per boat is €2,360. A “B” divisionsailing cruising boats is available for teams of up to 8, at €4,720 per boat. More details on the ABC regatta page at mbasailing.com. Also at the ABC web page and the 2024 edition sign up page

POLIMI still leading despite Reichman win in Kiel

9 September 2023

POLIMI GSoM, from Milan remain top of the 2023 MBA Sailing league after the ABC regatta in Kiel. Reichman’s win in Germany takes them back up to second place, just 3 points behind. LBS and IE, who missed the ABC regatta, drop back to 3rd equal. The 2023 league table is here.

This means that POLIMI remain topping the 12- month rankings with LBS clinging onto 2nd place. The rankings are here.

Attention now switches to the IE regatta in Lanzarote next month. Both POLIMI ands Reichman are expected to take part, so there’ll be a showdown in the Canaries!

Reichman win in Kiel

4 September 2023

The team from Reichman University in Israel won the 2023 Alumni Business Cup regatta. The event was hosted by the Kieler Yacht Club, and organised by WHU sailing club, taking place in Germany for the first time on the Baltic Sea.

The ABC is the longest running regatta in the MBA Sailing League. 7 teams from 6 international business schools competed on the exciting J70 boats owned by the German Sailing Premier League (Segelbundesliga). 

Great weather and wind conditions enabled 14 inshore races and 1 costal race in the Kieler Förde. The Reichman team won 7 inshore races and the coastal race, to narrowly beat Bucerius Law School (Hamburg, winning 5 races)into second with the host WHU team in third.

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ABC Regatta – competitors announced

5 August 2023

The Kellogg/ WHU business school team, organisers of the 2023 Alumni Business Cup in the German sailing headquarters of Kiel, have announced the participating teams. There will be at least 8 boats on the start line from the folowing schools:

2x Oxford SAID

2x WHU

Bucerius

Cambridge

Reichman (TLV)

RSM

The organisers are currently recruiting crew for a mixed team for those business schools unable to deploy a full crew of their own.

The regatta takes place on 24th – 27th August. Crews of 5 will compete in J70s.

Event website: https://www.abcuphamburg.de/

ABC regatta sign ups are open

3 July 2023

The team from WHU business school have opened registrations for the 2023 regatta. Details on the event website here: http://www.abcuphamburg.de/

The regatta will take place on 25 – 27 August, with crews arriving on the 24th, 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.

The action will be fleet racing with on- the water umpires. Participants will be housed in a modern hotel. An exciting programme of evening events is being planned. The organisers report there have been over 7 teams signed up so far!

The MBA Sailing 2023 Racing Calendar

31 March 2023

We’re still waiting for official announcements for the second half of the year’s events, but this is how things are looking as it stands.

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!