RSM Regatta – 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 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.

INSEAD take home the Malta prize

12 August 2025

The INSEAD team led by Dimitri Vaharis won four out of the 9 races at the RSM regatta in Malta last month to take away the top prize. They were pushed close by Elio Rosapepe’s team from Bocconi. who scored 9 points, just one more than the winners. The podium was made up by the IE team of Ema Saccheti.

Tight at the top of the league

20 May 2025

POLIMI GSoM sit at the top of the MBA Sailing League after two regattas, but with only 4 points separating first and fifth place, everything is still to play for in 2025.

The POLIMI team have 5 points scoring 3rd at the Global MBA Trophy in Greece and 2nd in the POLIMI regatta in Sardinia. Just behind are SDA Bocconi on 6 points, with a 2nd and a 4th, then LBS with 7 points, IE with 8 and Imperial with 9 points.

Next up is the RSM regatta in Malta in July.

School	LBS GMT, Piraeus	POLIMI GSoM Sardinia	TOTAL	Position	Number of Regattas	change
POLIMI GSoM	3	2	5	1	2	+2
SDA Bocconi	2	4	6	2	2	=
LBS	4	3	7	3	2	+1
IE	7	1	8	4	2	+2
Imperial	1	8	9	5	1	-4
WHU/Kellogg	5	8	13	6	1	-1
Oxford	9	6	15	7	2	+1
RSM	8	8	16	8	1	-1
Insead	10	8	18	9	1	=
Tuck	11	8	19	10	1	=

RSM Regatta returns to Malta in July 2025

3 November 2024

The RSM sailing club has announced the dates and location of the 2025 regatta: 10 – 13 July, back in Malta, after 2024’s successful event. The event will be hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club, and sailed in SB20 sports boats, with crews of 4.

Racing will take place on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 July. More details are available at the event website.

A boat for 4 people will cost €2,800 including hotel accomodation.

Bocconi leading the 2024 league

3 August 2024

Bocconi’s close win at the RSM regatta in Valletta, Malta sees them return to the top spot of the 2024 MBA sailing league. They have 2 wins and a 6th, having not competed in Sardinia. LBS, missing the Malta regatta drop to second in the league, just 2 points behind them, while IE are third with their 2nd place, and being an ever- present in the 2024 season.

In the 12 month rankings, LBS stay top, although level on points with IE. Bocconi are third.

The season will see a final showdown in Cascais for the IE regatta in September. All three teams will be there. Bocconi need to finish less than 2 places behind LBS to win the 2024 league.

Bocconi pip IE to the RSM Regatta title

22 July 2024

The crew from SDA Bocconi, won the 8- race RSM Regatta on the 19/20 July 2024 in Malta. They won three of the races in the regatta, placing 2nd in two and 3rd in two more. They pipped the regatta leaders, IE in the final race, when IE scored a 5th place, after having won 4 of teh preceeding races. The remaining race was won by the “Caviar” team, while Imperial filled up the podium.

Six teams were racing SB20 sportsboats in the picturesque waters off Valletta, Malta. The regatta was organised by the RSM sailing club and hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club. Participants were hosted at a nearby hotel and enjoyed Maltese hospitality each evening.

The full results are displayed below

RSM Regatta moves to Malta!

19 February 2024

The organisers of the RSM MBA Regatta have announced that the 2024 event will be held on the picturesque and historic island of Malta. The dates of the regatta are 18- 21 July.

This will be the 13th edition of the regatta . It will be sailed in 4-person SB20 sports boats, hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club. The regatta price is €650 per person. Crews will stay in a local hotel.

For more details, and to sign up, please check the event website and the regatta page on MBS Sailing.

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.

(14 April The IESE Spring Games, Barcelona Organised by IESE – does not qualify for the MBA Sailing League)
20 – 23 April 2023: The Global MBA Trophy, Piraeus, Greece. Organised by LBS.
(12 – 14 May 2023: Lisbon MBA Regatta, Lisbon, Portugal. Organised by The Yacht Week – does not qualify for the MBA Sailing League)
18 -21 May 2023: POLIMI Regatta, Lake Garda, Italy. Organised by POLIMI GSoM.
TBC June/July 2023: The RSM Regatta, Porto, Portugal. Organised by RSM
25 -27 August 2023: The Alumni Business Cup, Kiel Germany. Organised by WHU
TBC Septembe~~r 2023: The MBAs Cup, TBC, Italy. Organised by SDA Bocconi.~~
12- 15 October 2023: The Halloween Regatta, Lanzarote. Organised by IE

Porto win puts LBS top of the MBA Sailing League

6 July 2022

London Business School’s win at the RSM regatta in Porto puts them top of the 2022 MBA Global Sailing League, climbing above MIP and leading by 2 points.

RSM’s second place in Porto means they move into joint 6th place alongside Porto 3rd place team Oxford.