IMOCA 60 No Way Back
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| Development | |
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| Designer | VPLP Design, Guillaume Verdier Design Office, Guillaume Verdier  |
| Year | 18 August 2015 |
| Racing | |
| Class association | IMOCA 60 |
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The IMOCA 60 Class yacht No Way Back, NED 160 was designed by VPLP design and Guillaume Verdier and launched in the 18 August 2015[1] after being built Persico in Italy.[2][1] The boat had structural issues during the 2022 Route de Rhum when the ballast tanks demounted themselves. This while retiring from the race the previous day and heading back towards Portugal led to an onboard fire and the boat was lost,
Racing results
| Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat Name | Skipper | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round the World Races | |||||||
| DNF / 33 | 2021 | 2020–2021 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Newrest – Art & Fenêtres |  Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) |
General computer failure, diverted to and retired unaided to Cape Town | [3] |
| 17 / 29 | 2017 | 2016–2017 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | No Way Back |  Pieter Heerema (NED) |
116d 09h 24m 12s | [4] |
| Transatlantic Races | |||||||
| Sank | 2022 | Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Nexans-Art & Fenêtres, FRA 56 | Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) |
[5] | |
| 6 / 22 | 2021 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Nexans - Arts & Fenêtres, FRA | Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) Loïs Berrehar (FRA) |
21d 03h 44m | |
| 9 / 29 | 2019 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Newrest - Arts & Fenêtres, FRA 56 | Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) Eric Peron (FRA) |
14d 16h 01m | |
| 12 / 20 | 2018 | Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Newrest - Arts & Fenêtres, FRA 56 | Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) |
20d 20h 09m | |
| Other Races | |||||||
| 9 / 20 | 2019 | Rolex Fastnet Race | IMOCA 60 | Newrest - Arts & Fenêtres, FRA 56 | Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) Eric Peron (FRA) + Crew |
2d 05h 07m | |
Timeline
Vento di Sardegna (2015)
The boat was originally commissioned by Italian skipper Andrea Mura[6] however he lost his sponsor and had to sell the boat before it was completed.[7]
No Way Back (2016-2017)
On the 3rd February 2016 it was announced Pieter Heerema has brought the boat to compete in the 2016-2017 Vendee Globe un the name No Way Back, NED 160
Newrest-Art & Fenêtres (2017-2021)
Nexans-Art & Fenêtres (2021-2022)
References
- ^ a b "IMOCA Class Website Boat Profile". IMOCA Class Association. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "No Way Back IMOCA 60 Archive Page". Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "Vendée Globe: Fabrice Amedeo retires after computer damage - France 24 | tellerreport.com". www.tellerreport.com.
- ^ "News - Dutch sailor Pieter Heerema takes seventeenth place - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
- ^ "Fabrice Amedeo: "Death did not want me today"".
- ^ "Andrea Mura, the first Italian on a brand new boat". 31 October 2014. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Andrea Mura's new boat has been sold". 2015-09-24.
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