SDA Bocconi – 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 win again in Cascais

21 September 2025

The IE 2025 Regatta in Cascais, Portugal, wrapped up the MBA sailing season in fitting style, being the final event on the circuit. With seven competitive races and ten teams the stage was set for a high-stakes conclusion. One discard was allowed, putting a premium on consistency and tactical precision — a challenge that Bocconi met head-on to seal a decisive overall victory.

The regatta’s A division was sailed in J70 sports boats, with an AB division of 30- ft Grand Surprise racing yachts and a B division of cruising yachts also racing on the water off Cascais.

Bocconi delivered a strong performance throughout the regatta, with top-four finishes in every race they sailed, including three race wins. After six races, they had already secured the championship mathematically, allowing them to sit out the final race without affecting their position. Their DNC in Race 7 was discarded, leaving them with a commanding net score of 10 points — a dominant finish to an already impressive season.

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	=

Imperial win the Global MBA Trophy 2025

13 May 2025

Imperial college Business School lifted the Global MBA Trophy aloft in Piraeus, Greece after two days of hard- fought racing. They beat 2024’s winners, SDA Bocconi into second place and 2023’s winners , POLIMI GSoM into third, scoring two wins, two second places and a third place. Racing was in Platu 25 sports boats. The event was presented in partnership with Mastercard by London Business School Alumni Sailing Club and the Yacht Club of Greece.

SDA Bocconi are the 2024 MBA Sailing League Champions

16 October 2024

SDA Bocconi’s triumph in Cascais in the IE regatta means they secure the top spot in the 2024 Global MBA Sailing League. They have won 3 out of this year’s 4 regattas, with LBS winning the one regatta where Bocconi didn’t attend.

The Global MBA Sailing League trophy will be presented to SDA Bocconi at the Global MBA Trophy regatta in Piraeus, Greece, in April next year.

Second place in the league went to LBS, with IE completing the podium.

Bocconi win in Cascais

2 October 2024

SDA Bocconi’s sailing team won their third MBA regatta out of the four in 2024 in Cascais last weekend (27/28 September). In a complex series of races, they qualified for the 5 boat final by coming second in their heats on day 1, and then coming top in their heats on day 2.

The final came down to the wire. It consisted of 5 teams: IE Guillermo, IE Emanuele, IE Artem, SDA Bocconi and LBS. The winner was to be the first to two race wins. IE Guillermo were leading going into the final, and so were awarded one race win already, so only needing one more win.

The first race of the final was won by SDA Bocconi, as they got past LBS and IE Guillermo who were battling for a spot and broaching out. The second race of the final was won by LBS. So going into the third race, any one of these three boats could win the regatta. The SDA Bocconi team then brought it home.

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.

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