Tag: RSM

SDA Bocconi secure the 2026 MBA Sailing League Title

4 October 2026
SDA Bocconi‘s sailing team captured the 2026 MBA Sailing League title following a very strong season across Europe’s top business school regattas.
The Milan-based crew secured a dominant campaign with key victories earlier in the year, including a winning performance at the POLIMI GSoM regatta in Cala Dei Sardi, Sardinia, in May, followed by another victory at the RSM regatta in Malta in June.

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IE University conquers Cascais to claim its second win of the MBA Sailing League season

27 September 2026

Guillermo Parodi’s crew led from start to finish at the fourth and final event of the year, while Bianca Mendelsohn put a second IE team on the podium.

CASCAIS (Portugal). IE University closed the MBA Sailing League season in style. The league is the annual sailing series that pits Europe’s leading business schools against each other. The boat helmed by alumnus Guillermo Parodi won the IE Regatta 2026, held from 17 to 20 September in the waters off Cascais. It was a commanding performance: Parodi led from the opening races and sealed the title in the ninth of ten.

Organised by the IE Sailing Club with the support of Clube Naval de Cascais, the event brought together 150 sailors, students and alumni alike, from some of Europe’s most prestigious business schools: SDA Bocconi, HEC Paris, Saïd Business School (Oxford), London Business School, Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), INSEAD, WHU – Otto Beisheim, Polimi GSoM and the host, IE University. Racing took place in two divisions: 11 teams competed in the League division on SailCascais’s fleet of J70s, and eight crews sailed in the Sport division on Terra Incógnita’s Grand Surprise yachts.

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Bocconi take a commanding lead in the 2026 MBA Sailing League

5 July 2026
Global MBA Trophy 2026 © Nikos Alevromytis

SDA Bocconi sailing team lead the 2026 MBA Sailing League with 4 points from the three regattas to date. Their two wins in Sardinia and Malta, following their second place in Piraeus, gives them a 5- point lead as the season moves to the finale in Cascais in September.

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Bocconi win again in Malta

25 June 2026

SDA Bocconi’s sailing team continued their winning form from Sardinia to win the RSM regatta in Malta. The regatta, sailed in SB20 sports boats saw 12 teams battle it out in front of the historic city of Valleta.

Hosts RSM came in second place, while Bocconi’s other team rounded out the podium.

Racing was super- tight, with both Bocconi and RSM scoring 11 points for the regatta, and both teams scoring 1,1,2,3,4 over the 5 races. The Italians won only by virtue of beating RSM in the last race of the regatta.

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Bocconi win in Sardinia

18 June 2026

SDA Bocconi’s crew won the POLIMI GSoM regatta in Cala Dei Sardi, Sardinia, in May, with a second place and a first place in the gold fleet on finals day. They pipped first round leaders Imperial into second place, Imperial scored a third and a first. RSM rounded out the podium.

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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.

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IE whitewash in Sardinia

13 May 2025

The IE team won every race to bring home the POLIMI regatta title. The rest of the fleet were left looking on and fighting for second place. POLIMI GSoM came in second with 5 2nd places , with LBS in third the best of the rest.

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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 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.

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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.