Education
Heriot-Watt University.
Heriot-Watt University.
In the 2004 Summer Olympics, her crew in the Yngling class clinched the gold medal with one race to spare. Shirley was named female World sailor of the Year by the International Sailing Federation in 2000, and was awarded an Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2000 and an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2005. In January 2006 she became the regular presenter of Mainsail, a Cable News Network monthly program devoted to the sailing world.
She was also a commentator for the British Broadcasting Corporation"s sailing coverage at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
She commentated on the sailing from Weymouth for the British Broadcasting Corporation in the 2012 Olympic Games.