National Capital Club de Pétanque

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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.

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.

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Mark and Nora Jean have joined us from the Manasota Boules Club in Sarasota, Fla. ... See MoreSee Less

Mark and Nora Jean have joined us from the Manasota Boules Club in Sarasota, Fla.

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elle est très très belle cette photo

Jorge from Switzerland joins us on a beautiful Wednesday! ... See MoreSee Less

Jorge from Switzerland joins us on a beautiful Wednesday!

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And he’s dressed like a boules player!👍👏

Very professional. I envy the pro-gloves.

Oy, Dylan. Get off the ring!

elle est très très belle cette photo

Rob pointing, Jessica and Jamil watching. ... See MoreSee Less

Rob pointing,  Jessica and Jamil watching.
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