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Ranking System.Xlsx Crew Rankings (As of August 1st 2009) New Rank Old Rank Change Crew Name Average Time 1 1 0 FCRCC 1:57.62 2 2 0 OHDBC Mayfair Predators 1:59.09 3 3 0 Dragon Beasts 1:59.18 4 On S'en Calisse 1:59.25 561ADBC - CSDC 2:00.26 6 0 Kai Ikaika Paddling Club 2:00.73 7 5 -2 SCC Team Chiro 2:01.28 8 10 2 OHDBC Hydrophobic Dragons 2:01.90 9 0 Dragon Hearts Magnum 2:02.59 10 23 13 Big Fish 2:02.77 11 0 Laoyam Eagles 2:02.99 12 11 -1 Verdun Adrenaline 2:03.22 13 0 Sudden Impact Black 2:03.37 14 12 -2 Hanalei 2:03.57 15 14 -1 Scotia Rouge 2:03.92 16 13 -3 Piranhas Dragon Boat Club 2:04.13 17 17 0 U of T New College New Dragons 2:04.25 18 0 FCRCC Women 2:04.48 19 20 1 Team Chaos 2:04.84 20 0 Masters of D'Zone 2:04.96 21 19 -2 Manayunk Mixed I 2:05.00 22 21 -1 Jetstart 2:05.04 23 25 2 Collingwood DBCC Sidelaunchers 2:05.76 24 29 5 Mojos Reloaded 2:05.95 25 35 10 The Saints 2:06.01 26 16 -10 OHDBC Hammerheads 2:06.08 27 0 Portland Firedragons 2:06.11 28 0 Anniemaniacs 2:06.14 29 31 2 MDBC Adrenaline-HRV 2:06.22 30 0 Without Warning 2:06.27 31 HydraHeads 2:06.33 32 40 8 Montreal Mix 2:06.47 33 56 23 PDBC Heat 2:06.50 34 36 2 The Blades 2:06.50 35 38 3 DCH DVP 2:06.56 36 0 San Francisco Dragon Warriors 2:06.60 37 0 Victoria College Paddling Club 2:06.66 38 52 14 MOFO''s 2:06.68 39 0 Philadelphia Police Boat Teams 2:06.75 40 33 -7 TECO Tan Anou Black 2:06.78 41 41 0 3R Dragon - Mixed 2:07.19 42 37 -5 TECO Tan Anou Red 2:07.20 43 49 6 University Elite Force 2:07.27 44 39 -5 Mayfair Warriors 2:07.39 45 51 6 Hydroblades 2:07.39 46 24 -22 PDBC 2:07.79 47 0 UC Waterdragons 2:07.83 48 54 6 Old Skul'd 2:07.83 49 61 12 Calgary Race Club 2:07.89 50 River City Dragons 2:07.91 51 44 -7 Scott's Scallywags 2:07.97 52 0 Main Line Health & Fitness 2:08.18 53 103 50 BMO First Dragons 2:08.30 54 50 -4 Draggin’ Dragon 2:08.57 55 0 PA Marines (M) 2:08.71 56 0 Pemberton Bald Eagles 2:08.72 57 27 -30 BMO Groupe Financier 2:08.72 58 0 Riptide (Van) 2:08.93 59 42 -17 Dragon Slayers 2:09.00 60 0 QF Blu By U 2:09.02 61 106 45 Riptide DBC 2:09.52 62 43 -19 Quicksilver 2:09.57 63 64 1 Tampa Blade Runners A 2:09.61 64 0 Wave Cutters 2:09.61 65 0 Lotus Mixed 2:09.61 66 0 FCCP Dragons 2:09.62 67 65 -2 Puff 2:09.66 68 66 -2 Liquid Explosion 2:09.75 69 138 69 Wyeth Wyverns 2:09.84 70 68 -2 Red Dragons 2:09.86 71 72 1 Komodo Dragons 2:09.89 72 0 Rye-D-Boat 2:09.91 73 78 5 PDBC U-23 2:09.94 74 0 Galileo Celestial Dragons 2:10.04 75 Wooly Irishmen 2:10.05 76 0 RGL powered by Umi Sushi 2:10.05 77 26 -51 The Merge 2:10.05 78 70 -8 Iron Dragons 2:10.13 79 76 -3 SCC Phoenix 2:10.19 80 67 -13 GSK Fire Dragons 2:10.22 81 75 -6 Shockwave DBC 2:10.27 82 0 Wasabi Burn 2:10.29 83 99 16 CN Aquatrain 2:10.34 84 77 -7 St. Robert Alumni/Wave Cutters 2:10.37 85 119 34 Phoenix Warriors 2:10.39 86 0 Organized Chaos 2:10.40 87 45 -42 Wong's Dragonslayers 2:10.56 88 0 Wild Dragon 2:10.66 89 48 -41 Half Row 2:10.66 90 97 7 Netfirms Riptide DBC 2:10.72 91 88 -3 NY Wall Street Dragons 2:10.76 92 81 -11 Metro Athletic Dragons 2:10.98 93 Cedar River Gang 2:11.00 94 0 University of Waterloo DBC 2:11.00 95 Pine Tree Paddlers 2:11.09 96 95 -1 Xtreme NY 2:11.10 97 93 -4 Wahoos 2:11.34 98 0 DBCB Drachenfurie 2:11.40 99 80 -19 DC Dragons 2:11.41 100 0 Wasabi Power 2:11.42 101 0 Space Dragons Red 2:11.46 102 46 -56 3R Dragon - Cobras 2:11.48 103 0 Wasabi HUGE 2:11.54 104 85 -19 Canadian Heat 2:11.58 105 86 -19 Southern Dragons 2:11.60 106 0 UTSC Scartan DBC 2:11.75 107 Big North Bottle Openers 2:11.95 108 92 -16 Lifestyle Family Fitness 2:11.96 109 98 -11 Team Godzilla 2:12.17 110 60 -50 Blazing Paddles (FL) 2:12.18 111 0 Water Vipers 2:12.18 112 100 -12 Manayunk Mixed II 2:12.24 113 114 1 Catch 22 2:12.33 114 0 Senior Women 2:12.36 115 62 -53 Adrenaline MDBSC 2:12.40 116 0 Team LifeScan 2:12.44 117 0 Wasabi Gang Green 2:12.46 118 117 -1 fUHNatics Mix - PMH Foundation 2:12.49 119 140 21 Ma-Yi Dragons 2:12.55 120 0 Absolut Sake 2:12.56 121 79 -42 Verdun Express 2:12.60 122 126 4 Swordfish 2:12.80 123 0 Holy Mac-Attack 2:12.84 124 104 -20 Syngent Seadogs 2:12.86 125 125 0 RBC Royal Dragons 2:12.91 126 0 Western Mustangs 2:13.29 127 0 Fujianese (M) 2:13.32 128 0 SunDragons Plus 2:13.35 129 123 -6 Dragon Beasts Orange 2:13.52 130 74 -56 TDCT Twin Dragons 2:13.52 131 Drag-on into the Rec 2:13.63 132 0 Starbucks Waverunners 2:13.71 133 135 2 Douglas Gubitz.com Cyclones 2:13.72 134 0 VO2 Max 2:13.76 135 137 2 SOB Dragons 2:13.80 136 120 -16 Dragons Hydro-Québec 2:13.93 137 0 Los Angeles Racing Dragons Black 2:13.96 138 0 SunDragons Paddling Club 2:14.03 139 121 -18 Oh My God, Ponies! 2:14.06 140 Moto Dragons 2:14.07 141 0 Sabi 2:14.10 142 0 Areva Nuclear Dragons 2:14.12 143 113 -30 Canodiens! 2:14.13 144 122 -22 Azumi's Kamakaze Dragons 2:14.15 145 124 -21 Wild Oars 2:14.17 146 0 Liquid Assets 2:14.18 147 0 Holy Mac-Row 2:14.20 148 Paddle Till U Puke 2:14.21 149 139 -10 PDBC Premier 2:14.27 150 116 -34 Les Barbares de Québec 2:14.33 151 105 -46 RBC Comets 2:14.44 152 0 Team STORM 2:14.46 153 0 FC Grandragons 2:14.64 154 PBT Smooth Operators 2:14.84 155 147 -8 Barrie Thunder for Team Courage 2:14.85 156 0 Victoria Youth Paddling 2:14.88 157 Willie's Wired Hands 2:14.92 158 0 Alliance DBC 2:14.96 159 132 -27 Carlton Field Dragons 2:14.99 160 133 -27 Charlotte Fury 2:14.99 161 110 -51 Stroke the Dragon 2:15.06 162 0 Dragon Ladies 2:15.08 163 148 -15 Sudbury CC Hybrid Dragons 2:15.09 164 149 -15 Strokin' Sea Monkeys 2:15.09 165 0 Philadelphia Flying Phoenix Red (W) 2:15.12 166 Pepsi Chuggers 2:15.15 167 96 -71 Thunder Dragons 2:15.15 168 Beaver Brigade 2:15.22 169 0 SuperSlim Phat Phish Racing 2:15.24 170 151 -19 Jade Dragons 2:15.28 171 0 Blue Tsunami 2:15.35 172 143 -29 Pointe-Claire Dragonflyers 2:15.35 173 0 SFU Scaly Dragonbytes 2:15.41 174 Kraus Anderson's Royal Rowers 2:15.41 175 0 Pirates 2:15.45 176 134 -42 Arctic Power 2:15.56 177 0 PCL Centurions 2:15.57 178 154 -24 Ronin Warriors 2:15.59 179 195 16 Gorges Dragons 2:15.61 180 0 Association of Maki Catta 2:15.63 181 111 -70 Magic Dragons 2:15.76 182 Radio Flyers 2:15.77 183 0 Concord Pacific Flying Dragons 2:15.78 184 0 RaceFace 2:15.78 185 0 TD Lightning 2:15.84 186 109 -77 Paddle Demons 2:15.86 187 0 Let's Sink Together DBC [Montreal] 2:15.88 188 165 -23 Sinai Lightning 2:15.88 189 TrekNorth Sundogs 2:15.89 190 0 L'Amoreaux Saints 2:15.90 191 0 How Wet Can You Get? 2:15.90 192 0 EDBRC - Got Pho? 2:15.91 193 PDBC Masters 2:15.94 194 141 -53 HSBC Dragons 2:15.95 195 142 -53 Lake Mercer Dragons DCH 2:15.99 196 144 -52 PDBA Youth Team 2:16.08 197 145 -52 HSBC 40 Arms of Fury 2:16.11 198 146 -52 Steel City Dragons 2:16.13 199 0 Wild Dragons 2:16.16 200 0 Wasabi Surge 2:16.19 201 129 -72 BMO Rising Dragons 2:16.37 202 128 -74 Le Torrent de Sherbrooke 2:16.37 203 0 Ripple Effect 2:16.38 204 0 Cobourg Grand Harbour Masters 2:16.39 205 0 Smokin' Tuna 2:16.41 206 0 Blazin' Toros 2:16.41 207 150 -57 NYC Red Dragons 2:16.57 208 136 -72 Shape Shifters 2:16.58 209 Draggin Forward 2:16.60 210 0 Eric Hamber Eternal Dragon 2:16.68 211 Pinnacle Paddlers 2:16.75 212 0 S.F.
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