NEWREST - ART & FENÊTRES

The boat was later sold to Dutch skipper Pieter Heerema, who participated in the transatlantic qualifier for the Vendée Globe between the Canaries and Newport. However, in the New York-Vendée transatlantic, the solo sailor hit UFOs several times, damaging a foil in the process, the boat lamenting a minor leak. Following repairs in Newport, the monohull got back out on the racetrack, but retired in Lorient due to bad weather at the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne. 17th in the Vendée Globe 2016-2017, No Way Back was put up for sale on her return: Damien Seguin was very interested, but it was Fabrice Amedeo who carried the day. Rechristened Newrest-Art & Fenêtres, the boat competed in the Bermudes 1000 Race in 2018 (4th), then the Route du Rhum, which the solo sailor finished in 12th place despite a technical pit stop in Cascais due to a broken bowsprit. With Éric Péron, his usual crew, Fabrice Amedeo finished 9th in the Transat Jacques Vabre 2019 after the boat had undergone some ergonomic enhancement.