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No Way Back (NED 18)
No Way Back (NED 18)
Date of launch: April 2008
Hull number: 18
Boat owner: Pieter Heerema (NED)
Professional skipper: Ross MacDonald (CAN)
Having joined the RC44 Championship Tour at the start of the 2009 season, Peter Heerema’s team wasted no time in stamping their authority on the series, winning the Championship in their first season before finishing fourth in 2010 and seventh in 2011. With Heerema himself a talented fleet and match racing helm, No Way Back will again be ones to watch this year.
Crew:
Pieter Heerema (NED) - Owner driver
Ross MacDonald (CAN) - Match Racing Helmsman/Tactician
Bernard Labro (FRA) - Bow
Chresten Plinius (DEN) - Pit
Lasse Berthelsen (NOR) - Trim
Tom Powrie (NZL)
Jules Mazars (FRA)
Herve Cunningham (FRA)
Results:
2011 - RC44 Championship Tour - 7th
2010 - RC44 Championship Tour - 4th
2009 - RC44 Championship Tour - 1st
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No Way Back (NED 18) News
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Practice day at the RC44 Cup in Austria
- 10th May 2011
Practice day at the RC44 Cup in Austria bought some beautiful sunshine for the 13 competing teams, but little in the way of wind. Under the stunning backdrop of Lake…
No Way Back quick off the blocks
- 9th February 2012
The fleet was eager to get the 2012 RC44 Championship Tour started in Puerto Calero today. With a general recall to start the day, Principal Race Officer – Peter Reggio…
Fresh faces sprinkle leaderboard at ORACLE RC 44 Cup Miami
- 10th December 2010
The ORACLE RC 44 Cup Miami began the fleet racing portion of the regatta today, and new faces – one much prettier than the others – stand out after four…
Team Aqua sparkles at ORACLE RC 44 Cup Miami
- 9th December 2010
Appleton lead’s Bake’s entry to match racing season championship
Keep calm and keep fighting!
- 12th May 2011
On a day that started with blue skies and light winds, and ended with the fleet of RC44’s sheltering in a corner of Lake Traunsee on storm moorings, it was…
An eventful day in Marstrand
- 19th August 2011
The second day of fleet racing proved to be an eventful day at the RC44 Sweden Cup. Three different boats each won a race, Holland’s No Way Back took the…
A day for consistency
- 13th May 2011
Day two of fleet racing at the RC44 Austria Cup and ORACLE Racing remain on top, even after finishing outside of the time limit in the opening race of the…






