The 20th Cranfield MBA Regatta
The University of Bath School of Management entered two crews of students and alumni from the Bath MBA to compete in the recent 20th Cranfield MBA Regatta, which took place over the weekend of 22nd- 24th July on the Solent.
The annual Regatta, which is open to MBA students and alumni from all over Europe, is organised by MBA students from Cranfield School of Management. The Cranfield Regatta is the oldest event of its kind in Europe and is one of the most eagerly anticipated, competitively charged sporting occasions in the business school calendar.
This year, 36 crews from fifteen European business schools competed in this weekend-long sailing extravaganza of ‘fixed points’ races in a fleet of Sunsail F40 yachts. The event combined competitive racing with hospitality and entertainment over the course of the weekend.
Bath began with a glorious start, leading the Regatta for a brief period. Unfortunately that glory was short-lived, as after two full days of competitive racing, INSEAD were declared the overall winners with the Bath boats finishing in a respectable 18th and 30th place.
Bath MBA Organiser Steven Swan commented:
“The team was truly diverse, with experience levels varying from a declared ‘salty sea dog’ to others that resembled ‘new born giraffes’ as the boat reached open water.”
He continued:
“The social event on the Saturday night proved to be the highlight for the Bath MBA teams who were clear leaders in this field - networking opportunities were fully embraced and personal development taken to a new level.”
| Bath 1 (18th) | Bath 2 (30th) |
| Carlos Torres, Full-time MBA | Frank Suo, Full-time MBA |
| Heba Younis, Full-time MBA | William Gardiner, Executive MBA |
| Marcus Crabbe, Executive MBA | Annemarie Roberts, Executive MBA |
| Leon Hendry, Executive MBA | Herdin Syafari, Full-time MBA |
| Iain Milne, Executive MBA | Humayan Ghias, Full-time MBA |
| Megha Koli, Full-time MBA | Bryan Berry, Executive MBA |
| John Frances, MBA Alumni | Steven Swan, Full-time MBA |
| Stuart Horlock, MBA Alumni (Skipper) | Richard Knight, MBA Alumni (Skipper) |
Notes to Editors
The Bath MBA is a post-experience degree designed for people with a minimum of three years’ relevant management work experience. It looks beyond business processes and techniques to emphasise self-awareness, intuition, cross-cultural sensitivity and entrepreneurship skills, as well as a socially responsible and ethical approach to business and management.
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General Notes For Editors:
The University of Bath School of Management has consistently achieved both top research and teaching ratings in the UK's Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) assessments. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), the School was rated 5th in the UK for management research.
We are one of a select number of international business schools accredited by EQUIS, the European Foundation for Management Development's quality inspectorate and the Bath MBA has been accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) since 1976. The School is consistently ranked among the top UK business schools by The Times, The Sunday Times, The Financial Times and The Guardian.
The centrality of research to teaching is an essential feature of all our programmes. The School offers a full range of programmes from undergraduate to postgraduate up to PhD level and post-experience programmes including the world-ranked Bath MBA. The School also provides tailored executive development programmes for middle and senior management.
The School of Management has a faculty of around 90 teaching and research staff, including visiting academics, with a support team of around 70 managerial and administrative staff. Research income averages £2 million per annum. There are approximately 2,100 students in total comprising some 200 MBA students, 460 Master’s students, 210 full- and part-time research students, and over 1100 undergraduates following BSc degrees. The School also runs joint undergraduate programmes with Departments in the Faculties of Engineering and Design, Science and Humanities and Social Sciences.
