The last two home games of the season were played last weekend against a UK touring side, Graces CC, the UK's largest LGBTQ club.
Andrew Jackson captained both games, seeing a 1-run win with 1 over to spare in Saturday's match. Sunday's game was a 40-over two innings of 20 overs per side game, which SAC won comfortably by around 65 runs. Good standard of cricket played, better than the weather, for sure!
The next tournament is planned for Tuesday 15 October, starting at 2.30 pm. Do let Jenny know if you can participate, and if you would like us to find you a partner. It will be preceded, at 2 pm, by the correction of a quiz on the subject of the "Spoutnik double" (See it here) and will be followed by a cocktail (€5) around 6 pm.
It is time to renew your FFB licence, the price this season being €65. If you are taking out a licence for the very first time, please get in touch with Jenny.
We'll serve it from 10:30 am to 3 pm. Book now for early-bird prices using this Hello Asso link:
https://www.helloasso.com/associations/standard-athletic-club/evenements/english-breakfast-1
Parents are launching a Checkers (Draughts) Club for kids from 6 years old who want to play or learn. It will start at 3 pm on Sunday 29. For those who want to join and have checkers/draughts games at home, bring them!
(Have you joined the Children's WhatsApp group? If not see main article)
The Académie des Petits Musiciens (https://academiedespetitsmusiciens.com) will be coming to the Club on Sunday 13 Oct at 11 am to give a musical workshop to 1-5 year-olds. It is for members only and free. The session lasts 45 minutes. We can form a group of up to 10 children but, if there is enough demand, we can split the groups into 1-3 years and 3-5 years (11:00-11:45 and 11:50-12:35) which would open it up to 20 children. Please email if you would like to join.
(Have you joined the Children's WhatsApp group? If not see main article)
Saturday
Mains: Roquette Salad with fresh Figs, Parma Ham, and Parmesan shavings, Roasted Butternut Squash Alfredo Pasta with Chicken
Pastries: Tangerine Cake, Raspberry Crumble Cake, Lemon poppyseed, Brownies & Cookies
Sunday
Full English Breakfast by Janine
or Bocaux...
Club hours
Monday to Thursday: 8 am to 9 pm; Friday: 8 am to 10 pm
Saturday: 9 am to 10 pm; Sunday: 9 am to 9 pm
Bar hours
(Bar closes 15 minutes before the Club closes)
Monday to Thursday: 11 am to 8:45 pm; Friday: 11 am to 9:45 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 9:45 pm; Sunday: 10 am to 8:45 pm.
Contact Pam at to sign up and stay tuned to your emails for class confirmations and updates.
(Mondays: Step 10:00; Sculpt 11::00. Wednesdays: Zoom Pilates 9:30; SAC 2:30 pm Pilates Mat - Beginner/Intermediate. Saturdays: 9:45 Pilates Mat; 11:00 Pilates Mat Intermediate/Advanced. 12:30 Step.)
Won by a mile by Ian Jones with 42 pts Stableford
2nd John McCallum: 33pts
3rd Frédéric Thiriet: 30pts.
The Section's Summer Open Eclectic Competition is open and running from 1 July to 30 August at the Villarceaux Golf Club.
Participants submitted 6 scorecards during this period from which a best composite score was calculated. The winners were:
1st prize – Emile Freiha
2nd prize - Frederic Thiriet
3rd prize – David Colson
The golf section of the SAC (which is established at Villarceaux Golf Club) will be presenting a free introductory golf session for children on the cricket pitch on 13 October 2024 from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. Villarceaux Golf Club and Longchamp Driving Range will be providing clubs and balls for the event. It will be a fun introductory session for children with plenty of opportunities to try the fundamentals of golf for themselves. All levels and ages welcome but please can parents accompany any young children. It will also be a great opportunity for any adult members to discuss the golf section of the SAC. Time to par-tee ..!
Please do let us know if you are interested so we can organise the right amount of clubs and balls, please email to register interest and for any questions regarding the golf section.
(See the poster in the main article)
This September's weekend was held this year at Omaha Beach Golf Club, Port en Bessin in Normandy from 13th to 15th September and was blessed with fantastic weather for the full 3 days.
The Kiwi Cup (best net score) and the Dean trophy (best gross) were both won by Frédéric Thiriet with a magnificent 39pts and 16pts respectively.
Ian Jones and Muriel Jones won 2nd and 3rd place net respectively with 35 and 34pts.
The Finals were played over two days:
- Mixed Doubles Final on Friday at 7 pm: Clotilde & Arnaud Paquier defeated Maximilien & Georgina Marrisson.
- Men's Doubles Final on Saturday at 4.30 pm: Philippe Vignal & Melvin Cooke defeated Raphael Imbert & Paul Rebaud
Read on for a picture of the winners!
Two courses have now been set up: :
* For children born between 2017 and 2020: classes on Saturdays from 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
* For children born between 2006 and 2016: classes on Saturdays from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Please use this link to register your children for the 2024/2025 season and pay the fees:
https://www.helloasso.com/associations/taekwondo-club-saint-germain-paris/adhesions/inscription-tkd-csg-2024-25
A reduction code is available for SAC members - see the Taekwondo WhatsApp group.
A paper registration form is also available here.
In May, the SAC CC headed off to Kent for their annual cricket tour to the Garden of England over the long UK Bank Holiday weekend, and came back unbeaten!
Three games were played: Saturday - beat Shepway Stragglers by 129 runs; Sunday drew with Band of Brothers CC; and on Monday beat Chestfield CC by 6 runs!
Read on for a full report on all three matches.
Delicious terrines (Salmon 10€, Rillettes de canard 12€), served with pickles, capers, olives, artisanal pita bread, tomatoes, cherries & crackers
Click here to see the choices.
Here are the "Section" results of our tournament: RESULTATS_20240521.pdf. In due course, the FFB will send the nationwide results of this Simultané Ronde de France. Well done to Anne (Raynaud) and Luc, 1st in NS with 59.58%! Judy and Jenny came 1st in EW with 62.08% and there was a tie for 2nd place in EW between Jane & Lucie and Dougie & Ian, both pairs scoring 57.92%; Ghislaine and Nicole (Doyle) coming 2nd in NS with 56.67%.
Many thanks to Maureen, Christine Butterworth, and Anne (R) for their different contributions.
We are proposing Tuesday 18 June for the next tournament.. However, since there would appear to be many absentees, please let Jenny know as soon as possible how many of you can or cannot attend.
The next tournament we are proposing is on Tuesday 21 May at 2.30 pm, preceded by a quiz at 2 pm and ending with a little cocktail, so do let Jenny or Anne know if you can attend and if you would like us to find you a partner.
Here is the quiz Quiz_Texas_mineur20240506_2.jpg, the theme is "Texas for the minors & developments thereafter".
Here are the answers ( AFit_Stayman_20240508.jpg) to last month's quiz - "How to show the fit after a Stayman"; a particularly interesting theme, some of the hands using the "Convention 2012", the description of which was attached last time.
Big winners of the Section's Tournament were - Richard and Leon in EW - with 62.5% and Ghislaine and Raphael in NS -- with 60%. 2nd in NS: Nicole (Devaux) & Jean-Paul - with 55.83% and in EW: Jane & Hughette with 53.75%. (Click here for the full results.)
See the main article for details of other prizes that were awarded for play during the year.
Many thanks to Carole Gressier for her invaluable help with the cocktail; Maureen and Joan for their help in preparing the rooms; Anne Raynaud for duplicating the boards, and all of you who took part and lent a hand in clearing away at the end of the tournament.
For the answers to the quiz on "Strong opening bids", click here.
The October tournament will be on Tuesday 15 October.
The 1st tournament of the season will be on Tuesday 17 September at 2.30 pm - under 2 weeks from now. Please let Jenny know if you are available and can take part; and also if you would like us to find you a partner. The tournament will be followed by a cocktail, for which we will be charging €5 as usual. A quiz on (Ouvertures Fortes) is in the main article, which we could go through before the tournament, at 2 pm.
