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sailing
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The Passport Profile: Patrick Riley, Tennis
During a fall show at The Hi-Dive, a young hopeful called out to singer Alaina Moore, “I want…
Weekend Escapes: Great Exuma, Bahamas
With low-season savings and balmy high-season temps, October and November are arguably the best times of the year…
Weekend Escapes: Antigua
As a travel columnist I may be biased, but with this year’s Fourth of July holiday falling squarely in…
Weekend Escapes: Great Abaco, Bahamas
The Bahamas have long been one of my favorite destinations, and no matter how many times I venture…
Floaters: Tennis
“You don't know what living is until you're eating oatmeal at dawn and watching a shark feeding next to your boat.”
Plenty of bands make sacrifices for their craft, but few literally risk life and limb. Tennis twosome Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore did just that, sailing the seven seas for seven months—armed only with book smarts and IQ gleaned from DVDs. “Marathon”, a tune Pitchfork blogged about last June, details a near-death experience they had on the open water.