Hello  friends of New York Pétanque Club— NYPC is happy to announce the first annual Ricard Open tournament. We hope that you will all join us this Sunday May 2, for a fun filled day of boules, good spirits, and catching up with friends old and new. What: NYPC / Ricard Open: click to view our [...]

SPRING IS HERE It is time to get out of home and start throwing some balls. New York Pétanque Club will throw the first tournament of the 2010 season this Sunday April 18th 2010 at 9 AM. This opening carousel doublettes tournament that will give you a chance to catch up with friends and refresh [...]

NEW YORK PÉTANQUE CLUB SHINES! On November 14th and 15th Fernandina Beach became a microcosm of Europe. France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, England, Ireland and more I am sure were represented at this fabulous tournament, of course in a company of many Americans. The resident of Fernandina Beach had never seen such a thing….200 [...]

Dear NYPC members, You may not be aware but due to a problem with the courts at Bryant Park, we allowed La Boule New Yorkaise to use the courts of Parade Ground for the Memorial Tournament. Following, please find a very nice thank you note from their President: “On behalf of La Boule New Yorkaise, [...]

This great annual double tournament (hosted by La Boule New Yorkaise) started under threatening skies that eventually opened up after the lunch break, and transformed the alleys of Bryant Park into individual swimming pools! The cochonet didn’t float, but we came real close! Many teams flocked to New York City for the occasion, from Maine, [...]

This year New York Pétanque Club hosted the annual Northeast Regional Singles & Doubles Tournaments on September 19 & 20. Although summer time seemed almost gone after a week of rain, wind and cold temperatures, we had fantastic weather on both Saturday and Sunday. It all started on Saturday by the Singles. Twenty-one players had [...]

NYPC members showed up for the singles tournament hosted by our friends LabouleNY even if it rained cats and dogs. 26 players braved the heavy rain during the morning to play their best game. JPS, Gilles, Eric and Thierry qualified for the finals. After lunch the sun popped up allowing players to play in good [...]

What a great start! More than 30 players showed up on Saturday, August 22, for our first tournament. Although the weather forecast was pretty bad, we had a hot and sunny day. Everybody was anxious about the weather forecast for this important event. No matter what, we were determined to host our first tournament. Members [...]