Rubicon Skateboards was created in 2005 by two brothers, Greg and Geoff from

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. Rubicon operate the first

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school in the

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and are the biggest and most active provider of skateboard lessons in the country.

Location

Based out of Winchester, Rubicon have regional instructors around the country including Tony Da Silva (Harmony Skateboards,

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, Note Skateshop). Other professional UK skateboarders who have worked with Rubicon include Greg Nowik and Callum Bowran (UK Freestyle Champion).

Work

Rubicon work with children aged 6 to 18 through primary and secondary schools, but have also established partnerships with several

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. They are unique to the UK in that they always travel to whoever wants to learn, as opposed to working out of a single skatepark. They have worked with companies such as

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(doing a Living for Sport programme to help children who feel disconnected from education get involved again through sport), the

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(as part of their Blast Tour programme to engage children in creative pursuits) and the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme (skateboarding is now on the options syllabus and monitored by Rubicon). In total, the Rubicon team has provided over 500 lessons to around 4,000 children.

Camps

Rubicon Skateboards were also the first company to bring skateboarding-specific residential week long camps to the UK. Previously skateboarding had been included within other general sports weeks. Camps involve trips to a number of large parks and include daily tuition from the instructors. The 2008 camps are based near

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and will visit the Stoke on Trent Plaza and the Works Skate Park in Leeds.

Sponsorship

Rubicon sponsored the first ever Girls Skate Comp at NASS08. The ''National Adventure Sports Show'' is Europe's biggest action sports and music festival. Results were: Helena Long 1st, Sam Bruce 2nd, Lois Pendlebury 3rd with Sam picking up Best Trick with a

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boardslide down the rail over the G gap into the bank. Rubicon sponsored the Winchester City Skate Jam on 7 June 2008.

Media Appearances

Rubicon Skateboards appeared in a wide selection of national press recently for their work with the Hampshire Police Force. The community success led to interviews and coverage with America's ABC News Network and their "Good Morning America" programme.

Research

New research shows that the BSkyB "Living for Sport" project that Rubicon was involved in has been a great success.

References

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External links

Rubicon Skateboards

Skateboard School

Skate Camps
Skateboarding companies