Marc Pajot will unveil details of his plans for a French America’s Cup Challenge on March 20, in the YC de France’s premises.

The Challenge, named French Spirit, is to be aimed at “the next America’s Cup Challenge”, but whether Pajot sees that opportunity as arising for AC 33, or AC 34 will not be revealed until next week.

The other question that is likely to be answered then is whether Pajot’s project has been combined with that of Stéphane Kandler, who headed up the Areva Challenge in Valencia.