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4 Weeks to the start of the 2024 Season!

17 March 2024

The 2024 MBA sailing season starts on 12 April in Piraeus, Greece, with the Global MBA Trophy. The organisers are expecting 27 teams from 14 business schools at the 2- day regatta. There will be three divisions: Platu 25 sports boats in Division A, competing for the Trophy and spots in the MBA Sailing League. New, high powered First 53 racer- cruisers in Division B+ and a mixed fleet of 40+ft cruisers in Divison B.

183 participants will join 16 local skippers and mates on the water, hosted by London Business School’s Alumni Sailing Club, with racing managed and the gala prize giving hosted by the prestigious Yacht Club of Greece.

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

Global MBA Trophy announces competitor list

14 January 2024
Global MBA Trophy 2023 ©Nikos Alevromytis

London Business School, organisers of the 18th Global MBA Trophy in Piraeus, Athens, Greece in April 2024 have announced a preliminary list of participants.

The event website is Globalmbatrophy.com

Early Bird sign- up ends on 31 January. Also, after that date, the regatta will accept second entries from individual schools for division A spots.

In the Platu 25 Class, Division A, competing for the Global MBA Trophy and ranking in the MBA Sailing League, the following teams have signed up:

Cambridge Judge
IE
Imperial
London Business School
Oxford Said
POLIMI GSoM
WHU

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POLIMI GSoM are the 2023 MBA Sailing League Champions

3 November 2023
Global MBA Trophy 2023 ©Nikos Alevromytis

The final scores are in, and the league table has been calculated… POLIMI GSoM win the 2023 MBA Sailing League by a single point, with IE in second place and LBS in third. Reichman come in fourth, just 4 points behind POLIMI.

POLIMI win the Global MBA Trophy regatta in Pireaus in April, came second at their own regatta in Garda, then missed the ABC regatta in Kiel and the IE regatta in Lanzarote, but held out to win the league.

The MBA Sailing League trophy will be presented at the Global MBA Trophy prizegiving in April 2024.

POLIMI last won the league in 2018. The league has been competed for since 2011.

IE retain the IE regatta title

28 October 2023

IE retained a very closely fought regatta in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, on 13-14 October winning three of the six races sailed. They held off LBS, who won 2 of the other races by 1 point. Imperial rounded out the podium and won the other race.

Six teams from four business schools competed in the last MBA regatta of 2023. The first day of racing saw light winds – especially in the second race, which ended with a gentle drift of boats downwind over the line. The second day saw four quick- fire races in slightly stronger conditions. Racing and boats were managed by the team from Codigo Cero.

75 participants joined the wider event, with over half enjoying an “Adventure” programme of touristic and sporting activities on the Friday and a Catamaran cruise on the Sunday. Evening events were hosted at the Costa Calero hotel and the Amura restaurant.

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!

POLIMI consolidate 2023 league position

11 June 2023

POLIMI GSoM’s second place in their own regatta consolidates their position at the top of the MBA Sailing League table for 2023. IE and LBS’s placing in this regatta move them ahead of Reichman, who did not attend. Meanwhile Sapienza Roma climb to 5th place after their win in Garda. The 2023 League table is here.

In the 12- month rankings table, POLIMI switch places with LBS, who won in Capri in 2022, to lead the rankings by 1 point. The rankings table is here.

10 teams line up in Garda for the POLIMI regatta

18 May 2023

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?

Good luck and good winds to all participants.

LBS are 2022 MBA SAiling League Champions

13 November 2022

London Business School’s 3rd place at the IE Halloween regatta was enough to clinch the title of MBA Sailing League Champions for 2022. The only school to take part in all four regattas of 2022, London won the POLIMI regatta in Capri and the RSM regatta in Porto, coming 4th in the LBS Global MBA Trophy in Athens.

MIP/POLIMI’s win in Athens and 3rd place in Capri helped them to second place, while Imperial’s second place in Lanzarote sees them leapfrog Tuck into third. Tuck’s second in Athens means they take 4th place and IE’s win in Lanzarote means they round out the top 5.

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