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Argentine soccer team, Racing, rushing for post game juice boxes and Rice Krispie treats.

Racing for local windsurfers.

Racing. We know to most of you it brings to mind that great Buenos Aries football club - 16 time champion of Primera División as well as the first Argentine team to be world club champion. Perhaps it's because Racing was promoted back to the first division after defeating Atlanta in 1985. Of course, who wasn't beating Atlanta in any sport in 1985. But this, in fact, was an Argentine club, Atlanta, which allegedly got its name after our city of Atlanta was struck by an earthquake.

Cursory searching of the interwebs doesn't show any earthquakes hitting Georgia in 1904. There was a minor earthquake in Maine that year. Perhaps, they heard about an earthquake in Augusta (Maine) but confused it with Augusta (Georgia) and then thought, after looking at a map, that Atlanta (Georgia) would be a cooler name. Who knows...

But, the comedian Earthquake was performing in clubs around in Atlanta in the early 1990s, so there is that...

While we hate to disappoint our Hall County readers by switching the conversation away from futbol, there was a bit of racing in our little community, and, in fact, in Hall County last weekend. Timed to roughly coincide with the End of Days, our 34th Atlanta Fall Classic & End of the World Spectacular took place on the scenic grounds of and waters off of the Lake Lanier Sailing Club. Organized by the now legendary Chris Voith, it was an event blessed with wind in a place not often blessed with wind.

After all, this is Atlanta: Where Wind Goes to Die™. (Our new catchphrase)

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Breaking: Did we say T-shirt? Yes, we did. Well, maybe we left it out of the first draft but now we are saying it: with your registration you get a snazzy, cool T-shirt. Shirt, party, racing, food, drink.

Details for the Fall Classic are now available. The Notice of Race has the actual entry form for you to fill out and mail (with those stamp thingies). Registration is also at the race; there is a late fee, so don't wait.

Rules– The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing including Appendix B- Sailboard Racing Rules, as prescribed by the United States Sailing Association, the Class Rules of any applicable fleet, the printed Notice of Race, the Sailing Instructions and the whims of the Race Committee. The Sailing Instructions will be available at late registration/check-in at the LLSC pavilion. Advertising is unrestricted.

Click for an entry form (pdf)

Entry– The regatta is open to sailboard competitors. Pre-register by completing the attached entry form and sending it with appropriate fees to the address shown. Pre-registrations must be postmarked by October 15th. You may late-register at the race site before 10 a.m., October 20th. Any group of 5 boards may compete in a trophy group including (but not limited to):

Open Unlimited • Open 7.5 Limited • Sport (7.5 Ltd) • Kona • Formula

Sometimes, it seems we can't win for losing. Last week, we upset a member of the canine contingent of our windsurfing community. Apparently, he took exception to our cat themed forum post. This week, it's someone else. We really need it to blow around here. Nerves are getting frayed and tempers on a short fuse.