Age: 36
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From: Gold Coast, Queensland
Boat: Steady Eddie, #199
Class: LS Class
Years racing: 3 years
Number of races: 14 races
Major achievements: Rookie of the Season in her debut 2023/24 season; 3rd overall in LS Class in the 2025/26 season.
How did you first get involved in jet boat racing?
It really started thanks to Mike Hessell from Spartan. Without me knowing, Mike and Chris Edmonds helped my husband Adam buy a hull out of New Zealand. We spent countless hours getting the boat ready and installing the LS3, and before long Mike had talked Adam into having a go at racing.
We went to our first club day with me sitting in as his navigator, and somehow I ended up being pushed into the driver’s seat. I absolutely did not want to do it — right up until I took off.
That was it. The adrenaline, the speed and the feeling of driving one of these boats was completely unlike anything I’d experienced before. I’d obviously been missing a very expensive hobby from my life.
Adam and I started out A and B driving, but it eventually became clear racing wasn’t really his thing — particularly once the speed started giving him motion sickness. Then I beat him at Keith during our first season, so I had the bragging rights anyway. From there, Steady Eddie pretty much became mine.
What is it about jet boat racing that keeps you coming back?
The adrenaline is a huge part of it. There is nothing quite like sitting on the start line, knowing you have to commit completely and then trying to put together the quickest, cleanest lap you possibly can.
But the people are probably what makes the sport really special. There is fierce competition on the water, but as soon as you’re back in the pits everyone is willing to help each other.
I also love being one of the women out there racing against the boys. I don’t want to be treated differently — I want to push them, have them push me, and see how far we can all go.
What have been some of your biggest achievements, wins or milestones during your racing career?
Being named Rookie of the Season in my first season, 2023/24, was probably the first moment where I realised just how far I had come in such a short amount of time.
Then finishing third overall in LS Class in the 2025/26 season was huge for me. LS is incredibly competitive, and we are a very small team. There are basically three of us doing everything and we are still constantly learning.
To finish on the championship podium after three seasons of racing showed me that we aren’t just there making up the numbers any more. I can compete with these guys, and there is still plenty more in both me and Steady Eddie.
Do you have a favourite track you’ve raced at, and what makes it special?
Cabarita will probably always be special because it was our home track and it was the first place I ever drove a jet boat. Unfortunately, with the track now closed, that makes those memories mean even more.
After that, I would probably say Griffith. Before I raced there everyone kept talking about how difficult and dangerous it was, so I went there expecting this terrifying place. Then I raced it and absolutely loved it.
It’s a track that makes you concentrate and commit. You can’t switch off for a second, and I really enjoy that challenge. I came away wondering what everyone had been making such a fuss about.
What is one race, moment or memory from your career that stands out above the rest?
Getting onto the podium for the first time.
I genuinely didn’t expect it to happen as quickly as it did. LS Class has some seriously talented drivers in it, and when I started racing I was just trying to learn, improve and stay competitive.
Standing on that podium was probably the moment where I thought, okay, maybe I can actually do this. It gave me confidence and showed both me and everyone else that I was serious about racing.
Who has had the biggest influence on you or your racing career?
Jade from Disturburd was probably the first driver I really looked up to. She’s an incredible driver, but she’s also just a genuinely lovely person. When I started, I remember watching her and thinking that I wanted to be able to drive like that.
Since then, though, I’ve learnt something from almost everyone involved in V8 Superboats. There is so much experience across the paddock and people are incredibly generous with it.
You can be competing directly against someone and 10 minutes later they’ll be helping you fix something so you can get back on the water. That’s a pretty special part of this sport.
What do you enjoy most about competing in your class?
The competition.
LS Class is incredibly close, which means you can’t afford to switch off or settle for being comfortable. There are a lot of very quick drivers and everyone is constantly pushing each other to get better.
At the same time, there is a huge amount of support between the teams. We all want to beat each other when we’re on the water, but we also want to see everyone make it to the start line and have a proper race.
That’s the perfect combination for me.
What are you most looking forward to about racing at the new Elmore Jet Boat track?
The unknown.
Elmore will be the first round of the new 2026/27 season, and a completely new track means nobody arrives with years of notes, experience or favourite rotations. We’re all seeing it, learning it and working it out together for the first time.
That puts everyone on an even playing field, and I absolutely love that.
There will be a lot of nerves, a lot of excitement and probably plenty of conversations in the pits about which way everyone thinks the track needs to be attacked. But once you’re strapped into the boat, it’s up to you and your navigator to figure it out.
There’s also something pretty special about being part of the first championship event at a brand-new track. Years from now we’ll all be able to say we were there for the very first one.
What do you think the Elmore track and event will bring to jet boat racing in the region?
I think it has the potential to be massive for the sport.
Victoria hasn’t had V8 Superboat racing for a long time, so Elmore gives an entirely new audience the chance to experience it properly. And this isn’t really a sport that you can fully appreciate until you’ve seen it live.
The noise, the speed, the spray, the atmosphere and watching a boat disappear into a corner at full commitment is something completely different.
Hopefully people from Elmore and the surrounding towns come along out of curiosity, see how insane this sport actually is and become V8 Superboat fans.
That would be a fantastic result not only for Elmore, but for the future of jet boat racing in Australia.
For someone who has never seen jet boat racing before, what can they expect when they come to Elmore?
Nail-biting, breath-holding, edge-of-your-seat racing.
It is loud, ridiculously fast and unpredictable. You’re watching V8-powered boats race through narrow channels of water where the difference between an incredible lap and getting it completely wrong can happen in a split second.
And unlike a lot of motorsport, you’re incredibly close to the action. You can walk through the pits, see the boats and teams up close and then watch them absolutely send it around the track.
If you’ve never seen V8 Superboats live before, Elmore is probably a pretty good place to start.