Left: Blue Duck Tavern’s crispy soft-shell crab;
Top: Pastry chef Peter Brett cranks ice cream.
Marc Altheim
Co-founder/Principal Atlantic Development
Group and Commissioner/Founder Beach
Tennis USA, America”s fastest pro beach
racket sport.
A straightforward businessman and avid tennis
player, Mr. Altheim developed American beach
tennis because it”s unique and exquisitely
simple to learn and play. The exact reasons he
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