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Dragon Boat A dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft originating from the Pearl River Delta region of China's southern Guangdong Province. These were made of teak, but in other parts of China different kinds of wood are used. It is one of a family of t ...
Racing Team (MDBRC) is based in
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on the Olympic Basin located in
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. The RR was founded in 2011 as a competitive U23 team, the first its kind in
Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
. The boat is composed with a mixture of paddlers from Raging Beast (16), Autoboat Beast(3), Kamikaze(1), Boat Rockers (2) and Montreal Mix(2). On May 25, 2011, the Rubicon Riders raced for the first time as a team in H2O Open,
Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
. On July 3, the crew clinched 3rd place (18-23 category) in DBC National Competition,
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,
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and has officially qualified for the IDBF Hong Kong Club Crew Championship 2012!!!


History

Founded in April 2011 with the merge of different paddlers aged from 18 to 23. The name Rubicon Riders originated from the idiom "
Crossing the Rubicon The phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is an idiom that means "passing a point of no return". Its meaning comes from allusion to the crossing of the river Rubicon from the north by Julius Caesar in early January 49 BC. The exact date is unknown ...
" which means to pass a point of no return.


Competition Results

Rubicon Riders is a competitive team that participates in numerous competition year round around the
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Region and Ontario.


H2O Open 2011


Lachine KnockOut 2011

* Qualifying 200m - Heat 1: Finished with a time of 00:51,05 * Semi-Final 3 - 200m: Finished with a time of 00:52,85 * Going into the Knockout against 3 other teams (MGDM2, Barbares and Paddle Demons)


Canadian National Competition 2011

* Overall result: 3rd place in the U23 category


Achievements


2011 - 2012 season

* Bronze Medal Winner in Canadian National Championship, U23,
Welland Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, it had a population of 55,750. The city is in the centre of Niagara and located within a half-hour driving distance to Niagara Falls, Niagara-on ...
,
Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...


2012 - 2013 season

* 1st Runner up in 2012 Club Crew World Championship, U23 Mixed 500m,
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
* 1st Runner up in 2012 Club Crew World Championship, U23 Mixed 200m,
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
* 2nd Runner up in 2012 Club Crew World Championship, U23 Open 500m,
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
* 2nd Runner up in 2012 Club Crew World Championship, U23 Open 200m,
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...


Members

Rubicon Riders are built from members of different teams whose age is or under 23 years old. Rubicon Riders recruits paddlers under 23 from all teams without discrimination.


2011-2012 Season: First Season


2012-2013 Season: Second Season


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