By Judie Mackie on May 15, 2010
Saturday mornings on Amelia Island, Florida means Petanque at the waterfront in historic Fernandina Beach.
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By Lawrence Mackie on March 29, 2010
Here are the official results of the Pentanque tournament that was played in Fernandina Beach Saturday.
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By Alex on March 6, 2010
Today at a family gathering I taught my ninety-year old great grandmother to play… and she beat me!
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By Publisher on January 27, 2010
Save the date of March 26-27 when Petanque America organizes its regional tournament and introduces the old Europe Music Glory in the form of a Carillion Concert in the Park in Fernandina Beach.
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By Publisher on January 19, 2010
After the success of the first international petanque tournament last November a regional tournament for March is being planned.
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By Publisher on November 26, 2009
Well the story goes that Claudy Weibel is not only a magician on the Pétanque court, he apparently wiped the floor in pool with about every shark in the place.
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By Editor on November 24, 2009
Virtual unknown on Amelia Island and the region prior to the Pétanque America tournament, Liquor and Package stores are now carrying the Ricard brand and several establishments have it in their bar line up
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By Publisher on November 21, 2009
European Champion Claudy Weibel and New York partner Xavier Thibaud were too strong for the rest of the Petanquers in the Amelia Island Pétanque America Open last weekend.
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By Publisher on November 21, 2009
Michel wears many hats- from dynamic restaurant owner, award-winning cookbook author and media personality- to food policy activist and non-profit foundation CEO.
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By Publisher on November 19, 2009
Petanque, the best party game in town. Listen how celebrity chef Jacques Pepin explains it.
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By admin on November 16, 2009
Fernandina Beach on the quaint Island of Amelia, has touched so many with the promise of returning to our beautiful shores that the next pétanque tournament is almost certainly sealed.
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By admin on November 16, 2009
The Pétanque America Tournament is fast becoming a showcase of excellent team spirit for a fantastic game of highly competitive “boule” play.
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By Publisher on November 15, 2009
Petanque America
Not without a grateful nod to the beautiful weather, the first Amelia Island Pétanque America Open was a huge success. Hundreds of spectacular games gave a very appreciative Amelia Island crowd a taste of Petanque. The finals on a beautiful Sunday afternoon was a match between Xavier Thibaud’s team and Malik’s team both from [...]
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By Publisher on November 14, 2009
As the wind is lightly calming down, dozens of competitors in this weekend’s International Petanque tournament were crowding the courts while these were still being measured and laid out.
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By Publisher on October 19, 2009
The calibre of competitors, which includes former World Champion Claudy Weibel from Belgium and a range of Celebrity Chefs, validates this event as a welcome addition to the tourism palate of our island.
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