[1] The name 'Head of the Trent' refers to activities taking place at both the regatta and the homecoming, including the head races, social events and varsity sports games.
[8] The Head of the Trent regatta is a day-long competition of timed trial races where rowers compete to be the quickest through the course, which runs an approximately 5 km length along the Trent-Severn Waterway.
[2] The Head of the Trent is a notable local event when university alumni return to the city for homecoming festivities.
[1] Leach had just enrolled at Trent the previous year and founded the rowing club with his friend Lach MacLean.
[1] Competitors rowed the course that was laid out from a swing bridge on Parkhill Rd., rowers made their way 1 km North up the canal until they turned a sharp Northeast into a broader stretch, before making a hard turn back North into Quilter's Bay; following that the rowers entered a very narrow segment of the canal and finished off in the Otonabee River, passing Bata Library and crossing the finish line under the Faryon Bridge.
[1] In his book 'Trent University: celebrating 50 years of excellence', D'Arcy Jenish quotes the reportage of Iain Dobson, staff writer for Arthur Newspaper: "The grey skies, pastel fall colours and masterful architecture of the Nassau campus provided the backdrop for the spectators who lined the shore and filled the bridge.
[6] Although demand is much higher and more teams want to compete at the Head of the Trent, the event is one of Canada's slowest growing due to this logistical cap.
[6] In the past, the sporting event has comprised over 2,000 athletes in approximately 400 boats[2] from over 50 universities, high schools and clubs across North America.
[2][1] Rowers make their way North 1 km up the Trent-Severn canal and turn sharply Northeast into a broader stretch.
[10] These local rules include information on how competitors should navigate the course when preparing to begin, leaving the course, and passing through the narrow section of the canal.
Their eyes met ours with nostalgia as they wandered the old haunts, occasionally commenting that something had changed or wondering aloud if they would run into a particular past classmate.
[13] Many events held during the homecoming celebrations are fundraisers for local charities or clubs and groups at Trent University.