Bocconi – The MBA Global Sailing League

Bocconi are 2025 MBA Sailing League Champions

28 September 2025

Global MBA Trophy 2025 © Nikos Alevromytis

SDA Bocconi’s sailing teams have ended the 2025 season as champions of the MBA Sailing League. Following their victory in Cascais, Portugal, the crew from the Milan- based business school crowned a season where they’ve consistently finished in the top 4 of regattas, scoring 2nd in Greece and Malta and first in Portugal. Bocconi were the defending 2024 champions and retain the MBA Sailing league trophy, which will be presented to them at the Global MBA Trophy regatta in Piraeus in April 2026.

Bocconi win again in Cascais

21 September 2025

The IE 2025 Regatta in Cascais, Portugal, wrapped up the MBA sailing season in fitting style, being the final event on the circuit. With seven competitive races and ten teams the stage was set for a high-stakes conclusion. One discard was allowed, putting a premium on consistency and tactical precision — a challenge that Bocconi met head-on to seal a decisive overall victory.

The regatta’s A division was sailed in J70 sports boats, with an AB division of 30- ft Grand Surprise racing yachts and a B division of cruising yachts also racing on the water off Cascais.

Bocconi delivered a strong performance throughout the regatta, with top-four finishes in every race they sailed, including three race wins. After six races, they had already secured the championship mathematically, allowing them to sit out the final race without affecting their position. Their DNC in Race 7 was discarded, leaving them with a commanding net score of 10 points — a dominant finish to an already impressive season.

Bocconi stay top after RSM regatta

11 September 2025

SDA Bocconi regained their position at the top of the 2025 MBA Sailing League table after the RSM regatta in Malta with their second place, their lead over second place POLIMI GSoM, who placed 5th in Malta, opening up to 2 points. IE in third place are just 1 point behind POLIMI. Winners in Malta, INSEAD, climb to 6th=, while LBS drop to 5th.

The season will be decided next week in Cascais, Portugal at the IE regatta.

Imperial win the Global MBA Trophy 2025

13 May 2025

Imperial college Business School lifted the Global MBA Trophy aloft in Piraeus, Greece after two days of hard- fought racing. They beat 2024’s winners, SDA Bocconi into second place and 2023’s winners , POLIMI GSoM into third, scoring two wins, two second places and a third place. Racing was in Platu 25 sports boats. The event was presented in partnership with Mastercard by London Business School Alumni Sailing Club and the Yacht Club of Greece.

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.

Bocconi stay consistent to lift the Global MBA Trophy 2024

23 April 2024

The crew from SDA Bocconi won the 2024 Global MBA Trophy over a 4- race day sailed out of Microlimano harbour in Piraeus, Greece on the 13th April. The crew, led by Gianpiero Menza came home in 4th, 2nd, 3rd and 1st, to win the trophy by 3 points. There were 12 teams racing in the “A” division of the regatta, from 9 business schools.

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.

MIP and Harvard win the Bocconi Regatta

29 September 2019

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Milan’s MIP romped home in first place, in the J/24 division, in both races at the Bocconi One Ocean MBA’s Conference and Regatta held for the first time away from the Ligurian Coast in Porto Cervo, Sardinia.

In the Offshore Division, Harvard won the only race, with RSM(2nd) and Chicago(3rd) making up the podium.

For a change, the regatta was held in testing windy conditions, which were indeed too windy on the second day, when racing was cancelled. The regatta and conference is organised by SDA Bocconi, also from Milano. Continue reading “MIP and Harvard win the Bocconi Regatta”

MIP win the MBA Global Sailing League for the first time

28 December 2018

Global MBA Trophy 2018 Scoring a second place in the First 36.7 fleet at the MBA’s Cup regatta in Italy, first place at the Global MBA Trophy in Greece and second at the MBA Winter regatta in Lanzarote, MIP advanced to the top of the MBA sailing league as the season ended. This is the first time the team from Milan have won the league. The full league table can be found here.

In a year where there was no ABC regatta, all five results counted, which meant that Skolkovo, who had been leading the standings with three first places in Lanzarote, The Solent and Porto missed out by scoring 20 points by not participating in Sta Margherita. Continue reading “MIP win the MBA Global Sailing League for the first time”