Week #11 of St Maarten Pickleball

A slightly better day for pickleball this morning, even after early morning showers.

The ladies team of Terri and Marty whipped up on a combination of male teams this morning, as evidenced by two videos below.

And Lou is now an official pickleballer – he now has his own paddle!

Une journée légèrement meilleure pour le pickleball ce matin, même après les averses matinales.

L’équipe féminine de Terri et Marty a concocté une combinaison d’équipes masculines ce matin, comme en témoignent deux vidéos ci-dessous.

Et Lou est maintenant un pickleballer officiel – il a maintenant sa propre pagaie!

Jack, Jeff, Terri, Jim and Lou (not in photo: Marty and Craig – everyone is wearing their new St Maarten Pickleball cap)

Both ladies are rushing to the net – perfect pickleball!!

2/20/2020

Week #11 of St Maarten Pickleball

Another interesting day weather wise. There were moments of calm between times of blustery winds. The winds made for an excellent excuse for any missed shots.

Two new people joined us this morning, Lorie and Maria from New York. We have now had 32 different people join us to play pickleball at the Port de Plaisance Tennis Club since we started in December.

Une autre journée intéressante sur le plan météo. Il y avait des moments de calme entre les moments de vents violents. Les vents constituaient une excellente excuse pour tout tir manqué.

Deux nouvelles personnes nous ont rejoint ce matin, Lorie et Maria de New York. Depuis le début du mois de décembre, 32 personnes différentes se sont jointes à nous pour jouer au pickleball au Port de Plaisance Tennis Club.

The participants this morning: Jim W, Maria, Jack, Marty, Craig, Lorie, Lou, Terri and Jim D (not in photo: Jeff)

2/18/2020

Week #10 of Pickleball in St Maarten

Another nice morning on St Maarten, albeit with interesting winds. It would be calm one minute, then 15-20 mph winds the next.

Un autre beau matin sur St Maarten, mais avec des vents intéressants. Ce serait calme une minute, puis des vents de 15-20 mph la prochaine.

Our biggest group ever this morning – 11 players! Jim and Cathy from Springfield, IL joined us again this morning – Cathy played with the brace on her broken wrist (now THAT is dedication!!).

Notre plus grand groupe de tous les temps ce matin – 11 joueurs! Jim et Cathy de Springfield, IL nous ont rejoints ce matin – Cathy a joué avec l’orthèse sur son poignet cassé (maintenant c’est du dévouement !!).

Patricia and James from St Martin / Long Island, Craig from Minneapolis, Jeff from Boston, Lou from Pittsburgh, Sue from Sint Maarten / Amsterdam, Jim W from Ontario, Cathy and Jim T from Springfield (not in photo: Jack from Philadelphia and Marty from Minneapolis)

Jeff and Lou vs Sue and Marty
Jim T and Patricia vs Jack and James
Jeff and Sue vs Cathy and Lou
Two courts of action
Ladies Game: Marty and Sue vs Patricia and Cathy
Dominating net position by Patricia and Cathy

2/13/2020

Week #10 of Pickleball in St Maarten

Another nice morning in St Maarten, with interesting winds, and our biggest group yet!

Two new players joined us this morning: Jim and Cathy from Springfield, IL. Jim has a nasty net game; Cathy unfortunately is on injured reserve with a broken wrist (a pickleball accident).

Encore une belle matinée à St Maarten, avec des vents intéressants, et notre plus grand groupe à ce jour!

Deux nouveaux joueurs nous ont rejoint ce matin: Jim et Cathy de Springfield, IL. Jim a un jeu net désagréable; Cathy est malheureusement sur une réserve blessée avec un poignet cassé (un accident de pickleball).

James and Patricia from St Martin / Long Island, Jim W from Ontario, Sue from Sint Maarten / Amsterdam, Marty and Craig from Minneapolis, Jeff from Boston, Lou from Pittsburgh, Jim T from Springfield, Jack from Philadelphia.

Marty and Lou vs Patricia and Jim W
Jack and James vs Sue and Jeff
Dominating net position by Patricia and Jim
Both courts in action

2/11/2020

Ladies Pickleball at The Cliff

The inaugural Sunday morning ladies pickleball at The Cliff. The tennis court is still beat up from Hurricane Irma but playable.

Le premier pickleball féminin du dimanche matin à The Cliff. Le court de tennis est toujours battu par Hurricane Irma mais jouable.

This morning’s participants: Anikó, Terri, Patricia, Marty, Arlene and Sue

Fantastic net domination by Patricia and Marty!

2/9/2020

Week #9 of St Maarten Pickleball

Another very nice day on St Maarten. Three new people joined us today: Sean, Maureen and James. We had nine players, two full courts.

Encore une très belle journée à St Maarten. Trois nouvelles personnes se sont jointes à nous aujourd’hui: Sean, Maureen et James. Nous avions neuf joueurs, deux courts complets.

James and Patricia from St Martin / Long Island, Wayne from Philadelphia, Sean from New Jersey, Craig from Minneapolis, Sue from Sint Maarten / Amsterdam, Lou from Pittsburgh, Maureen from New Jersey and Jack from Philadelphia.

2/6/2020