Tag: POLIMI regatta

POLIMI Regatta 2024: Dates Announced

21 November 2023

The Sailing Club team from POLIMI GSoM have announced the dates and venue of their 2024 regatta:

9 – 12 May

Cala dei Sardi, in the Mediterranean sailing paradise of Sardinia.

There will be 2 divisions: Division A sailing one- design J/24 sports boats (team of 5) ; Division B sailing cruising boats (team of 8).

More details will be announced in due course.

An event teaser video has been released: https://youtube.com/shorts/vFfgQBKe76s

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.

Sapienza Roma win in their first MBA Regatta

9 June 2023

The crew from Roman Business School Sapienza Roma won the POLIMI GSoM regatta at Lake Garda, Italy. They won 2 of the three races to finish top of the table with six points.

The POLIMI team 3 were consistent with 2 second places and a third, finishing second, while POLIMI team 1 had a 1 a 2 and a 6 to finish 3rd.

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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.

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.

POLIMI GSoM Regatta moves to Lake Garda in May

12 February 2023

The annual POLIMI regatta will take place on 18- 21 May on the waters of beautiful Lake Garda in Northern Italy. This is a mecca for sailors. The regatta has two divisions, with division A qualifying for the MBA Sailing League, and division B aimed at less experienced sailors, with a local skipper provided. The boat is the one-design Dolphin 81, with retractable bowsprit, Asymetric Spinnaker and a hull shape designed for downwind surfing. They take crews of 5 sailors.

There will be a business conference on the afternoon of the Saturday, following two days of racing. Competitors will stay at the UniVela hotel, at the sailing venue itself.

Full details will be announced soon! Keep an eye on the POLIMI GSoM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/295135613884872/

Rankings after POLIMI Regatta

5 June 2022

The POLIMI team, formerly MIP, maintain their lead in the 2022 MBA League with third place in their own regatta. London Business School advance to 2nd after their 1st place. Otherwise the top 5 remain the same.

In the rankings, LBS also climb to second, with Kellogg/WHU in 3rd.

The full league table and 2022 rankings are available on the site.

London Business School win in Capri

30 May 2022

London Business School crews took first and second place at the POLIMI regatta held in Capri, Italy on 27- 29 May. The regatta was raced with cruising yachts with a number of coastal passages: From nearby Procida to Capri on Friday followed by a series of stages around Capri on Saturday. An “inshore” race – in the form of a quiz also formed part of the scoring system.

There were 8 crews at the regatta: 4 from hosts POLIMI (MIP), 3 from LBS and 1 from IE. The podium was: LBS 1, LBS 2, MIP 4.

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Calendar 2022

18 May 2022

The MBA Sailing League Calendar for 2022 is as follows

EventLocationOrganised byDates
Global MBA TrophyPiraeus, GreeceLBS7 – 10 April
IESE Spring GamesBarcelona, SpainIESE22- 24 April
POLIMI RegattaCapri, ItalyPOLIMI26 – 28 May
RSM RegattaPorto, PortugalRSM30 June – 3 July
IE Haloween RegattaLanzarote, SpainIE29 Oct – 1 Nov