Who We Are: The National Capital Club de Pétanque is a pétanque club with members from across the Washington DC metro area including Maryland, Northern Virginia and the city of Washington DC.
National Capital Club de Pétanque
What is Pétanque? Pétanque (French pronunciation: [petɑ̃k]; Occitan: petanca [peˈtaŋkɔ]) is a form of boules where the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (literally “piglet”) or jack, while standing inside a starting circle with both feet on the ground.
I always wondered why my friend Anne-Lise gave me a set of 2 boules that belonged to her French father. Not a set of 3 like we usually use today. ... See MoreSee Less
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Obut was selling off their remaining stock of two-ball sets when I started playing in 2013. It made sense to me that players might buy two balls instead of three because they would be lighter and more compact. It took me a long time to get accustomed to holding three balls while playing, so there's that too.
Losers Saturday 0-13. Olivier and Marc kissing the Fanny! ... See MoreSee Less
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Bravo 👏 !
Winners Saturday. 13-0 Luci and Carlos. ... See MoreSee Less
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