Head of the Trent

Next event: Sunday 23rd February 2025

Save the date: Nottingham Regatta Weekend 11/12 May 2024

DIVISION 1

5600 m - 10.00 am

8+: Open, Open J18, Open J16, Women Masters

4+ :  Women, Women J18, Open Masters  

4- : Women, Women J18, Open Masters

4x- : Women, Women J18, Women J16, Open Masters

DIVISION 2

3700 m - 12.30 pm

8+: Open Beginner, Women Beginner, Open J15, Women J15

4+ : Open Beginner, Women Beginner, Open Masters Beginner, Women Masters Beginner

8x+ : Open J14, Women J14

4x+ : Open J15, Women J15, Open J14, Women J14

4x- : Open Beginner, Women Beginner, Open Masters Beginner, Women Masters Beginner

DIVISION 3

5600 m - 3.00 pm

8+: Women, Women J18, Women J16, Open Masters

4+ : Open, Open J18, Women Masters

4- : Open, Open J18, Women Masters

4x- : Open, Open J18,  Open J16, Women Masters 

ENTRIES: via BR Online Entry at £13 per rowing seat (online payment only). 

CLOSE OF ENTRIES: noon on Sunday 18th February. The number of entries in each division will be capped for safety and practicality reasons - if the event is oversubscribed then preference will be given to entries that are paid up at the close of entries. We recommend making payment on entry in order to maximise your chances of acceptance.

DRAW: 1 pm on Sunday 18th February in Nottingham Rowing Club. 

EVENT BANDING: senior events will be banded by CRI depending on the entries received

ORDER OF RACING: In Division 1 only, the first ten crews from the previous competition will hold their positions as far as possible.

MASTERS' EVENTS: for each boat type, a prize will be awarded in every age category in which at least two crews race. Crews in an age category in which only one crew races will compete for the 'headship on handicap' for the boat type - i.e. to be the fastest crew on handicapped time. Open and women’s events are considered separately.

JUNIOR EVENTS: the organisers reserve the right to form a race by amalgamating Junior categories, or to move entered crews to an appropriate Senior event. If you don't want to be moved then please make a note on your entry to indicate so.

BEGINNER EVENTS: each individual competitor must have a PRI of 10 or less and have been rowing or sculling for no more than two years. See the note below for further clarification.

PRIZES: trophies will be awarded to all event winners where at least two crews race on the day. Please have event winners' BR licences to hand.

BAD WEATHER: a final go/no-go decision will be made by 18:00 on Friday 23rd February 2024.  If weather conditions force cancellation of the race, competitors will receive a full refund. If river conditions are judged to be acceptable for rowing but are too difficult for the safe marshalling of crews, an alternative mode of operation will be put in place that enables a race to take place: full details will be given if this is employed.

CONTACT: nottmtrenthead@gmail.com


Note on Beginner eventsWe run Beginner events in order to provide meaningful competition for people who've only taken up the sport in the last two years - they wouldn't be appropriate, for example, for someone who's been rowing for a decade but has only recently started sculling. Because it's impossible for us to definitively enforce our 'two-year rule', we ask the submitting administrator for a crew to confirm on entry that the crew fully meets the Beginner criteria. While we are well aware that this is open to abuse, we trust the integrity of submitting administrators in only entering eligible crews into Beginner events. If you have any questions please get in touch.