Hustle and bustle around the Bermuda docks as

There's an unmistakable bustle about the America's Cup village in Bermuda's Royal Naval Dockyard, as organisers and contractors put in a frantic final push to be ready for opening day.

In every corner of the venue, which sits on the western tip of the island wrapping around the Great Sound, last minute finishing touches are being made.

A local band runs through their sound check on the main stage, only to be drowned out by the squeal of a circular saw in the nearby hospitality area, where frustrated builders are trying to piece together prefabricated joinery.

Amongst the noise, food and drink vendors scurry around setting up their tents for the estimated 10,000 visitors that will turn out on the opening day of the America's Cup Qualifiers this weekend.

Hovering above the mayhem, helicopters circle the racecourse as the multi-million dollar broadcast arm of the America's Cup Events Authority makes sure it's systems are all in check for race day.

The frenetic last minute rush seen in the public spaces of the America's Cup village is being replicated behind the wire fences of the team compounds.

The compressed time frame the teams have been operating under in this cup cycle, and the incredible pace of development of the new 50ft foiling catamarans, has seen the six syndicates take their development programme right down to the wire. None more so than Emirates Team New Zealand.

After being off the water for virtually all of last week due to a rudder blow-out and a collision on successive days, the Kiwi syndicate were still testing new hardware in yesterday’s final proper training hit-out ahead of Saturday's racing.

The team have a scheduled maintenance day today, a public holiday