water sports

The story of Wave Attack – the coolest boat ever listed on Trade Me

by

It’s a self-righting jet boat equipped with harnesses, racing seats, and reinforced Israeli glass – and it’s spent the last 15 years in a shed. Michael Andrew investigates the origins of Wave Attack, the prototype that never got its debut. Imagine driving an immensely powerful sea craft that appears, to the awestruck onlooker, to be … Read more

The Hamilton-based company making bikes that glide on water

by

In our Q&A series, The Lightbulb, we ask innovators and entrepreneurs to tell us about how they turned their ideas into reality. This week we talk to Guy Howard-Willis, formerly of Torpedo7 and now founder of Manta5, makers of the world’s first hydrofoil e-bike. First of all, give us your elevator pitch for Manta5. We’ve … Read more