Career
Laura"s highest ISAF World Ranking was 2nd, where she sat for most of 2006 in the Laser Radial Class. Laura was cut from the 2008 British Olympic Trials and moved to Australia where she gained employment with Yachting Australia as the media and marketing coordinator which included covering the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games after which, Laura returned to sailing, this time representing Australia. Laura sailed 470 for a season and dabbled in the women"s match racing, finishing 3rd in the 2010 ISAF Women"s Match Race World Championship with Nicky Souter, Nina Curtis and Olivia Price.
Laura was an athletes representative on the ISAF Athletes Commission from 2007-2013.