America's Cup World Series 2020: Here's how you can take part as a Portsmouth Wavemaker volunteer and be the face of the event

The America’s Cup World Series is making a return to Portsmouth this year, having previously been held in the city in 2015 and 2016.

For the event, hundreds of volunteers – known as Wavemakers – are needed for work on both the land and water.

Wavemakers are not only the face of the event, but serve as ambassadors, sharing their local knowledge with visiting spectators.

Emirates America's Cup World Series Portsmouth event director, Leslie Ryan, said: ‘The Wavemaker volunteers programme was a real highlight of our two previous ACWS events.

‘The support and energy the volunteers gave helped to give our events real character and we are looking forward to working with the local community to deliver another great event.

‘The boats are bigger, faster and we’ve got a new racing format for 2020 – the Wavemaker programme offers a really unique opportunity to be at the heart of it all and to be a part of something really exciting.’

Last time out, Portsmouth had more than 500 Wavemakers, some of whom were subsequently given the chance to work with the event on TV production, media, hospitality and more.

Applications for the Wavemaker programme are now open – you will need a valid passport or driving licence and a CV to complete the application.

Successful applicants will be contacted by the event team.

To apply go to americascup.com/volunteers/portsmouth.