The America’s Cup will be a Bermudian event, according to communications director Peter Rusch.

Speaking about the upcoming Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event, scheduled to take place between October 16-18, Mr Rusch said that Bermudians are involved at every level.

“There are a ton of Bermudian performers and DJs involved in the opening ceremony on the Friday night, the Saturday night concert has international and local flavour and throughout our offices and all levels of the production of this event Bermudians are involved at every level,” he said.

“I think the number of Bermudians involved in this event, whether as vendors or contractors or involved in the construction project down at Dockyard, it’s absolutely massive. There’s a lot of Bermudians involved in the America’s Cup and I think that’s going to be on full display. That’s something that’s only going to grow between now and 2017.”

He added that the vendors involved in the event were selected by a committee based on the idea of bringing a “Bermudian flair” to the proceedings.

“We are expecting a good turnout of visitors, along with people that our partners and sponsors bring in, so we wanted a wide selection that really represented Bermuda well.” he said.

While the event will essentially close Front Street to traffic for a weekend, Mr Rusch said he didn’t feel there would be a shortage of parking spaces for spectators.

He also said that the ferry schedule would not be negatively affected by the racing on the Great Sound, explaining: “The racecourse is in the Great Sound, but its not the entire Great Sound. It’s a relatively small square box that will be set up and kept clear of spectator boats and ferries.”

Concessions manager Chris Garland, meanwhile, said he believed additional late-night ferries could be put on over the weekend to help members of the public looking to attend the opening ceremony and concert.

“As long as people are smart and have a plan about how to go home, we really shouldn’t be stressing about the parking,” he said.

Asked if weather could prove a problem given that the Atlantic hurricane season doesn’t end until the end of October, Mr Rusch said: “Sailing is an outdoor sport. It’s a sport that relies on the weather, so we are well accustomed to making accommodations for weather.”

Mr Garland also urged the public to download the America’s Cup app, which not only features information, videos and pictures, but also any weather updates that may influence the event.

Unpleasant weather has already altered America’s Cup plans once this year, with a day of World Series races in Portsmouth being cancelled because of high winds.