International Business Schools Regatta 2005 -AUEB Champions

The AUEB MBA International program sailing team won the first place in the prestigious 14th International Business School Sailing Regatta that took place in England between 9 and 10 July 2005. 18 crews participated in the race from top Business Schools such as: London Business School, Bocconi, ESADE, Warwick, Cambridge/Judge, Cranfield and Trinity. The teams competed fiercely under difficult conditions with winds of varying strength and strong tidal currents. Our team's commitment, thorough preparation and planning, leadership, persistence, and team spirit led the way to the top. The race comprised of five races with Sunfast 37 yachts. The start was on Saturday 9 July at Port Solent, outside Portsmouth, and the finish was on Sunday at Cowes, Isle of Wight. From day one the crew of the ΜΒΑ International ranked first, three points ahead of the second. The team was trained by sailing coach Akis Tsarouhis who was also the team's skipper in the race. The sailing team comprised of the following MBA students and alumni: Dionisis Αngelopoulos, George Belegris, Dimitra Diakoumakou, Alexis Hadjiioannou, Marilena Manoura, Dimitris Psarris, Christos Sigalas, Panos Tzortzias, and Charalambos Vafiadis. The whole project was coordinated by MBA International Professors Gregory Prastacos and Raphael Markellos. THE RESULTS: 1) Athens University of Economics & Business 2) SDA Bocconi 3) Kingston Business School 4) University of Bath School of Managemtn 5) Trinity College Dublin 6) SDA Bocconi 2 7) University of Exeter 8) Cranfield School of Management 9) Cranfield School of Management 2 10) Kingston Business School 2 11) Warwick BS and University College Dublin: Smurfit 13) University of Cambridge: Judge 14) Cranfield School of Management 15) Cranfield School of Management 16) London Business School