Achievements & Awards

A journey of dedication, speed, and breaking boundaries in the world of powerboat racing and beyond.

1996

1996: UKOBA Award of Merit Trophy – for the role as a team manager of my first powerboat team.
1997: UKOBA Novice Navigator of the Year Award & UKOBA Invincible Shield for an outstanding effort.
1998: UKOBA Navigator of the Year Award.
2002: Lady Drivers Trophy – National Finals- Gibraltar.
2003: Cowes – Outstanding Commitment to the Sport in my V24 Powerboat.
2004: Guernsey Honda GrandPrix – The Drivers Award & Nominated and shortlisted for the Raymarine Yachtsman of the Year Award.

1997: 3rd RYA National Championships Touring Class & 3rd WD40 Powerboat Championships.
1998: 1st UKOBA Championships – Touring Class & 2nd RYA National Championships – Touring Class.
1999: 9th 2 Litre World Championships.
2000: 3rd RYA National Championships – 1.3 Litre Class (my first all-girl team-“Babe Lite Relief, knick named the “Bad Girls”); 4th European Championships – 1.3 Litre Class; 2nd UKOBA Championships.
2001: 3rd RYA National Championships – 1.3 Litre Class.
2002: 3rd Bronze Medal – 2 Litre World Championships, Cape Town, South Africa. Only female competing; 1st – National Finals – Gibralter Grand Prix Rib F2 class; 4th RYA National Championships – Rib F2 Class.
2003: First lady to ever win the British 3 Hour Endurance Race – Lake Windemere; V24 National Endurance Record Holder; 2nd RYA National Championships – V24; 2nd V24 British Championships (only female competing in whole series).
2004: 3rd British Honda 225 Championships.

2005: British Honda Champion; 1st British Honda 225 Championships.
2006: 2nd British Honda 225 Championships.
2007: 3rd British Honda 225 Championships. Became a Hondamentalist and the face of Honda Powerboat Racing.
2008: First woman to enter the Powerboat P1 International Evolution class, placing 5th overall.
2009: Headed the first all-female team in Powerboat P1 International circuit, winning the Istanbul Grand Prix and finishing 4th overall.
2010: A serious accident forced a stop halfway through the season while competing for the World Title.
2011: Returned to competitive racing in Powerboat P1 Superstock series, finished 4th overall before taking a break to recover.
2013: Granted the honour of being asked to become a younger brethren of Trinity House.
2014: Broke a National Speed Record on Lake Coniston at 114mph, receiving the coveted K7 Gold Star and the "First Lady of the Lake" trophy.
2016: Returned to racing full time, winning class and taking second overall in the Cowes Torquay Cowes Marathon race, making her the highest-ranked British female finisher ever. Won the "First Lady of the Lake" Trophy for the second year running after taking a World Record on Lake Coniston.
2017: Returned to the Cowes Torquay Cowes with the Blastoff Team, coming second in class.

2018-2019: Took a team manager's role, managing her previous team Blastoff and coaching the new team A21 Pippa.
2018: Asked to be a SIMRAD ambassador, becoming a headline sponsor.
2020: Planned return to competitive racing was halted.