Anthony "Ants" Robertson

17 years racing powerboats, 15 in F1. Multiple back-to-back New Zealand F1 championships. Now he's at the wheel of the world's first 2-seater F1 powerboat ride open to the public, and you're in the seat beside him.

Book a ride with Ants

Pilot Anthony "Ants" Robertson in his race suit with David Hasselhoff at the F1 Super Boat boat shed

17years racing powerboats, 15 in F1

NZback-to-back F1 champion

2boat race team

1stpublic 2-seater F1 ride

The racing years

15 years at the top of NZ F1 powerboating

Ants spent 17 years racing powerboats, 15 of them in the elite F1 class, where he won multiple back-to-back New Zealand championships.

Alongside great mate Malcolm Jamieson from Picton, he ran a two-boat team that dominated the sport in New Zealand, racing KRB hulls Malcolm built himself. When they sold those boats, the pair stepped up to world-circuit machinery, with Ants in a BABA hull and Malcolm in a DAC, and they stayed the ones to beat right up until they sold up.

Kiwi F1 Race Team F1 powerboat racing at speed during the New Zealand F1 championship — Kiwi F1 Race Team at full noise

Kiwi F1 Race Team F1 powerboat on a New Zealand race day with spectators on the shore — Race day in the NZ F1 championship

The dream

Building a two-seater F1 beast

After years of racing, Ants had one more dream: to put someone else in the seat beside him. He wanted people to feel what it really takes to handle an F1 boat at full speed, with the raw power, the precision and the G-forces that push you back into your seat.

To make it happen, he teamed up with Malcolm once again, this time with Malcolm as the builder. Two minds, one passion. Together they transformed Ants' boat into a two-seater F1 machine, engineered to take passengers safely into the heart of the action.

The result is F1 Super Boat NZ, the world's first two-seater F1 powerboat ride open to the public. Now it's your turn to strap in.

The F1 Super Boat two-seater hull being built in the workshop — The 2-seater taking shape in the workshop

Test fitting the seat in the F1 Super Boat two-seater during the build — Test fitting the cockpit

Anthony "Ants" Robertson giving a thumbs up from the cockpit of the F1 Super Boat — Ants in the driver's seat of the finished boat

In safe hands

Experienced, qualified and ready for anything.

17 years of competitive powerboat racing, 15 in F1
NZ race licence holder
Maritime NZ certified
Day Skipper qualified
First aid certified

Your safety comes first, every time you're on the water.

Anthony "Ants" Robertson in his race suit with friends at the team tent on race day — Race day at the team tent

Famous passengers

The Hoff, Rhys Darby and a lot of grins

F1 Super Boat NZ featured in Hoff Roading, the TV series where Rhys Darby shows David Hasselhoff around Aotearoa. Both came out on the water with Ants. If it's good enough for the Hoff, it's good enough for your stag do.

Off the water

Award-winning hospitality. Built to win, on land and on water.

When Ants isn't behind the wheel, he's building. He has run his own construction company for 24 years and has just completed his most ambitious project yet: Pure Senses Spa & Wellness, a world-class destination built from the ground up.

Before that, he took Heritage Lake Resort and the Moorings Restaurant at Mount Pisa onto the world stage, earning multiple international awards along the way.

Through it all, boat racing has been the constant. Ants brings the same precision and drive to the water that he brings to every build, and he can't wait to get you out there with him.

Ride with a champion

10 minutes, 160+ km/h, up to 6G, with Ants at the wheel. $295 per person.

Book your ride Call 021 412 673