The french are IMHO doing the wrong thing. You would think this would be the perfect time to mount a new team using all the multihull experience in the country. Instead the old guard, who lost all their previous AC attempts miserably, are preparing for a challenge on a platform they know nothing about.

Funny things are happening as well with match racing stars like Sebastien Col asking for help for trying out an A cat on the french multihull list...