WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL BLOG for La Pétanque Marinière in San Rafael, California. LPM has been an active Marin pétanque club since 1972 and affiliated with the Fédération of Pétanque USA, since 1975. We welcome people of all abilities, ages and nationalities to come and enjoy pétanque with us.

The Pierre Joske Courts are located on Civic Center drive in San Rafael. (click for directions). Casual games are played every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from about 1 pm. Tournament play is usually held on the second Sunday of every month.

Please consult the links on the sidebar to the right for more information on clubs in the bay area, nationally and world wide.

If you would like to play but haven't any boules, please contact our President, Christine Cragg. They can bring some for you to use, as well as introduce you to the basic skills and techniques of pétanque. In addition, if you are looking to purchase boules but are unsure as to which size and weight are right for you, we have a range of different examples from which to choose.

Friday, June 20, 2014

Lamorinda Pétanque - 2014 Qualifiers


The Lamorinda Petanque Club will be hosting both the

2014 FPUSA Men's and Women's National Triples Championships
on August 2 and 3, 2014 on their terrain at 480 St Marys Road in Lafayette, California. 

In addition to being National Championships, these are Qualification Tournaments:

The  Men's Triples Championship will determine the Official U.S. National Team for the 2015  F.I.P.J.P. Men’s World Confederations Cup Tournament which will be held in New Caledonia in late 2015.

The Women's Triples Championship will determine the Official U.S. National Team for the 2015 F.I.P.J.P. Women’s World Championship. The venue will be announced when details become available.

On Sunday, August 3 there will be a consolante tournament, the FPUSA Federation Cup Select Triples Tournament in which any licensed FPUSA member may participate. More details about this are contained under the menu heading above .

Our terrain will be open on Friday, so you can come on down and familiarise yourself with the pistes. Registration and start times for both Saturday and Sunday are contained in the Tournament forms.

You will get all the Forms, Rules and other information you need by visiting the 2014 FPUSA Men's and Women's National Triples Championships website. 

Please click this link to get there:

This link is also posted on the Landing Spot

If you have any questions, please call: 925 891 4756.
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