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Global MBA Trophy Regatta 23 – 26 April, 2020; Microlimano, Piraeus, Greece.

21 September 2019

The organisers of the Global MBA Trophy have announced the regatta’s return to warm, sunny Greece in 2020

The regatta’s 16th edition will take place in it’s traditional setting of Microlimano in Piraeus, the port of Athens.

Hosted by the prestigious Yacht Club of Greece, participants will race one design Platu 25 sports boats in division A and 40 ft cruising boats in division B. Early bird participation fee per boat is €2,625 (Div A) and €4,200 for Div B. Deposit required by 12 January 2020. Late applications pay €200(A) or €300(B) more/boat . Accommodation is ashore for Div A and on boats for Div B.

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”

MIP win the Global MBA Trophy 2018 in Athens

22 December 2018

MIP won the GMT regatta, in Pireaus, Greece; Bocconi coming second and Skolkovo third.

Global MBA Trophy 2018©Nikos Alevromytis

Rank	School	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total
1	MIP	2	1	1	4
2	Bocconi	4	2	2	8
3	Skolkovo	1	4	5	10
4	INSEAD	6	3	4	13
5	Skolkovo	3	5	6	14
6	IE	8	6	3	17
7	LBS	7	7	7	21
8	Warwick	5	8	9	22
9	Kellogg/WHU	9	10	8	27
10	Cambridge	11	9	10	30
11	Chicago	10	11	12	33

The Global MBA Trophy 19 – 22 April

9 January 2018

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The organisers of the 2018 Global MBA Trophy have confirmed that it will take place from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd April. The regatta returns once again to Piraeas, near Athens, Greece, where it will be hosted by the Yacht Club of Greece.

More details at the regatta page on mbasailing.com: https://mbasailing.com/regattas/globalmbatrophy/

Also at the event website: www.globalmbatrophy.com

Places are limited in the A division to one boat per school participating. It is expected that these will be snapped up before the end of January.

Victory for MIP in Pireaus

2 October 2017

The team from MIP Politecnico di Milano almost had the perfect regatta, securing first place in the first five races, before dropping to third for the final competition. Ugo Alvazzi del Frate’s crew held off strong challenges from Skolkovo and Bocconi, who finished second and third respectively.

The regatta, the second of the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League series, was held in the waters of the Faliron Bay, off Mikrolimano harbour in Pireaus, the port of Athens on the 28th and 29th April. racing was on Platu 25 sports boats, and was supervised by the Yacht Club of Greece, in whose amazing club house, the final prizegiving and dinner took place. Continue reading “Victory for MIP in Pireaus”

Skolkovo win their third Global MBA Trophy

2 May 2016

Skolkovo Moscow School of Management came away from the 12th Global MBA Trophy in Mikrolimano, Pireaus, Greece with their third victory in three attempts. Their number 1 team put on a flawless display on day 1 of the regatta, finishing with three first places, and they rounded off day two with three seconds. This was 2016’s first regatta in the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League.

London Business School won second place, by winning the last race, and coming home second in the first two. INSEAD were third, while Skolkovo’s second team were punished for inconsistency, finishing fourth despite winning two races.

114 sailors arrived in Mikrolimano to sail on the 11 Platu 25s that made up the “A division, and the 7 Beneteau 49s in the “B” division. The regatta began with unseasonably strong winds on Thursday 21st April, which meant that crews were prevented from practicing by a “Lima” flag on the Yacht Club flagpole. Forced to enjoy the warm sunny weather, the sailors registered for the event, attended the briefing and then gathered at the Yacht Club of Greece’s magnificent clubhouse overlooking Pireaus and Faliron bay. Continue reading “Skolkovo win their third Global MBA Trophy”

Global MBA Trophy 2016 will be on 21-24 April

29 November 2015

The 2016 Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League is underway!

The 2016 Global MBA Trophy will take place at the Microlimano harbour in Piraeus, Greece on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of April.

Will the Skolkovo team make it 3 victories in a row? Will someone else take their crown?

Find out more on the Regatta page here and on the regatta website here: http://www.globalmbatrophy.com/gmt/

This is the 12th edition of the regatta. There will be 2 divisions: Division A sailing identical 25ft Platu one- design boats (up to 6 persons per boat) and Division B sailing approx 40ft boats (type tba, up to 8 persons per boat). Accomodation is ashore for Division A, and on the boats for Division B.

Division A results will count towards the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League, and help participants qualify for the €1,400+ League prize.

The usual fantastic on- shore events will be provided.

Global MBA Trophy 2015 will be on 16-19 April

4 January 2015

The 2015 Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League is underway!

The 2015 Global MBA Trophy will take place at the Microlimano harbour in Piraeus, Greece on the 16th, 17th and 18th of April.

Find out more on the Regatta page here and on the regatta website here: http://www.globalmbatrophy.com/gmt/

This is the 11th edition of the regatta. There will be 2 divisions: Division A sailing identical 25ft Platu one- design boats (up to 6 persons per boat) and Division B sailing approx 40ft boats (type tba, up to 8 persons per boat). Accomodation is ashore for Division A, and on the boats for Division B.

Division A results will count towards the Sunsail MBA Global Sailing League, and help participants qualify for the €1,400+ League prize.

The usual fantastic on- shore events will be provided.

Skolkovo announce their presence on the MBA sailing circuit with a big win in Greece!

29 June 2014

The team from Moscow’s Skolkovo School of Management scored a near perfect 6 points from 5 races to announce their presence on the MBA sailing circuit, leaving the rest of the pack trailing in their wake. The Global MBA Trophy regatta, in Piraeus, Greece, saw 8 teams competing in Platu 25 Sportsboats in Division A and 3 teams compete in Bavaria 42s in Division B.

Skolkovo came first in the last four races, having come second in the first race of the regatta. Nearest challengers LBS scored three times as many points with 18, while the third place of the podium was taken up by the INSEAD/MIP/Bocconi mixed crew with 20 points. Continue reading “Skolkovo announce their presence on the MBA sailing circuit with a big win in Greece!”

London Business School Win in Athens

7 May 2013

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London Business School, helmed by Klaus Rasmussen, won the 2013 Global MBA Trophy on the Faliron Bay, off Microlimano, Piraeus, Greece.

The regatta was sailed in One- design 25ft “Platu” boats, provided by the Platu Class Association of Greece. The boats are normally sailed by their owners or by professional sailors on the match- racing tour, and were challenging and great fun to sail. Continue reading “London Business School Win in Athens”