18th Celebrations
Well my amazing Mum and Dad did it again and gave me a great 18th I won't forget ever.
Yes they bought me my Enid......a British Bulldog that I have always wanted.
Click on the photo of Enid to see a slideshow of her.
Thanks Mum & Dad and thank you to everyone for all my lovely cards, presents and birthday wishes. I had a great 18th. If you click on the Welcome Aboard photo below you can see my slideshow of photos from my holiday.
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Here I am celebrating my 18th Birthday with my wonderful family (as I can't be with them all on my actual birthday). It was an evening full of surprises and we had a great night, Thanks everyone x x x
Click on the photo of me and my parents with Joel below to see my slideshow of the evening.
My surprise "mini-bus" !!!
My wonderful family & best friend Zara
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My surprise cake - how mega is this!
Here is my mum giving me my surprise scrapbook that she made for me. Its amazing and I will treasure it.
To see some of the pages from my book click on the photo above.
RYA Presentation Evening
Had a lovely evening attending the RYA Awards in Bournemouth. Not only did I receive a nice award for achieving my two World Titles this year from the RYA but I also received a beautiful Rotary watch for my achievements thanks to sponsorship gained by history making Girl Power Powerboat racer Shelley Jory. The evening is a lovely event and a great way to celebrate everyone's achievements throughout the year. Thank you to all at the RYA for a special evening.
Click on the photo of Nikki, Shelley & Myself to view my slideshow.
Thank you Mum, Dad & James for all your love & support.
Zara's 18th
This weekend we celebrated my best friend Zara's 18th Birthday.
Click on the above photo to see more photo's of Zara's 18th.
Christmas
Merry Christmas Everyone
Click on the photos to see my slideshow ....
DEC 09
An evening out with my work crew.
An afternoon Karting.....
Celebrating Christmas with my crazy family
Click on the above photos to see more of our mad night....
A great time catching up with friends.....
An evening with our very special friend Betty.
Spending time with my best friend Zara.
My friends Ju & Phil.
Nov 09
A night to celebrate...
Another lovely evening out with my wonderful family
to celebrate James and my achievements in 2009
Oct 09
Happy Birthday to the best Aunty in the World
A lovely evening with my wonderful family....
to celebrate the best aunty in the worlds birthday (even if she does wear wonky tops!)
Sept 09
Way Hey the Ice Hockey season has started .....Let's go Panthers
Aug 09
Skegness
Fun at Skegness
Kate & Andrews Wedding
Happy Birthday James
June 09
My Mum with very dear friends Rosie and Julie, Rosie was singing solo in Lincoln Cathedral.
My lovely cousin Liam who I am proud to say was voted Prom King.
Liam, Chris, Joel (The best brother in the World) and Chris at the Download Festival this weekend - Have a great time Bro!
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Happy Birthday Uncle Nigel.......
Any one for Tennis?
Me & my best friend Zara....don't think I am ready for Wimbledon yet though!!!!
Take That
June 10th 09
Many thanks to Sam (Bushell) for my amazing Christmas present -
Today had a great day out and went to see Take That, The Script and Gary Go in Coventry and we had a great time, Thank you Sam.
May 2009
Playtex Moonwalk, London
This weekend we went to London to support my very special Auntie Chel who was taking part in the overnight 26.2 mile walk to raise money for Breast Cancer.
Well done Auntie Chel but what a shame that whilst you were raising money for a very important charity that some horrible person broke into my cousin Louise's house, ransacked it and then stole her car - and on her birthday too! I believe in what goes around comes around and so maybe one day the thief will need an emergency operation and perhaps the on- call operating theatre staff might not be able to get there on time because someone has stolen their car!!!
Surprise.....my crazy Uncle Nigel - what is he like!
Supporting my brilliant Auntie Chel in Hyde Park
The very funny Paul O Grady and my Auntie's group setting off..............
26.2 miles and ten hours later......you did it Auntie Chel, Congratulations
Well done everyone on "Walking the Walk"
If you click on the above photo of my Auntie Chel and her group you can see my slideshow of the amazing Moonwalk
April 09
Yippee....
Today was a great day as I took my driving test for the first time and passed,
THANK YOU so much John you were the best instructor ever
and I had a great time learning to drive (not a lot of people know that!!).
If you need to learn to drive I can highly recommend a great school.
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So off I go now - no stopping me now!
Back home and catching up with friends.....
Spring Break 2009
Naples, FL
Here are a few of my holiday photos - a chill out time before the race season starts!
I had some great "Suzi" Superjet fun this holiday.
Beautiful Naples.
And enjoying every minute of it!
Happy Easter everyone - hope you got lots of eggs!
I spent all Easter camping out at the beach for the weekend and had fun.
Happy Wedding Anniversary Mum & Dad - Love you
Many Thanks to everyone for your Birthday wishes, cards and gifts....
I had a lovely day Thank you ,oh and Mum & Dad you did it again!!!
Present opening time - Thanks everyone x
Birthday lunch at the Snook with our crazy USA friends.
An afternoon birthday stroll on the beach.
How cool are these light up balloons that my special friend Betty sent for me.
Many thanks to Brady &Tara for taking me out and friends for the party - I had a lovely evening & great birthday.
The weather was breezier than usual for April so although
a little disappointing for exploring on the boat, it was great for ski-ing!
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Playing out on the Gulf of Mexico.
Here I am floating down the channel (the current is so strong you just float quickly down - its fun)
and me chatting with friends on Keywadin Island.
Camping out on the island.
Out for sunset then off to everyone's favourite the Snook at Marco -
they have an amazing salad bar and great bread!
Lots of play time out on the waters.
Me enjoying an early morning stroll along the Gulf of Mexico before
Keywadin gets into party mode (below)!
My mum and I enjoying our daily stroll.
Mum, Dad and I enjoying the beach.
Play time on the channel waters.
This is Spring Break fun on the beach at Fort Myers.
Exploring the backwaters- the wildlife is amazing
and you see something different everyday.
We went across to West Palm Beach - wow there are some beautiful beachfront homes there
and we went to Fort Lauderdale - that was different Spring Break!
Remember I told you about my crazy USA friends Sharon & Ray
who I animal/house sat for - which was already one busy house!!
Well they have just made it busier & added two more to their family!
Two beautiful horses.
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How beautiful.....happily now rescued
but sadly badly treated including not been fed for 30 days!
He has a beautiful home for life now.
New addition ....Saving Private Ryan & Joel's favourite Miss Piggy.
Canada
As promised here are a few photos of my Spring Break 09 visit to Canada
The CN tower is 553 metres tall and it has outdoor glass lifts that rush you up and down at six metres a second!
From the Sky pod you have an amazing view over the city of Toronto.
From the Space deck at a mere 447 metres high you step out onto the glass floor!!
Torontos downtown urban waterfront park - harbourfront.
I am now also able to tick off from my list another of the 'wonders of the world' that I have been fortunate enough to visit
- The Niagara Falls.
When I went racing in Thailand for the Kings Cup I told you it was the hottest place
I had ever been in my life ....... well Canada was the coldest - believe me!!!
Are you feeling the cold yet?
This is how cold it was - the tree branches all covered in ice
and this is a wrought iron fence just solid with ice!
My first ever and much valued sponsor Doug at AFX HELMETS lives in Canada
and always sends me photos of his weather and tells me how cold it is - well Doug now I know what you mean!
Fun at downtown Niagara's Guinness World Records
- and I think I am tall !!
Niagara-on-the-lake ....
This is a lovely little 19th century historic town we visited.
One other exciting thing I saw was the space shuttle discovery taking off from
Cape Canaveral - you can just see in my photo the trail of fire it left behind - how cool!
2009 RYA Awards Ceremony
Me with the president of the UIM Dr Raffaele Chiulli.
Click on the photo above of me with my Mum and Dad to view my slideshow
of the RYA presentation evening held in Bournemouth on the 7th February 2009.
HSR Benelli
For more photos from the Benelli Technical course I went on in Feb 2009 please see photos then Hydrospace.
Fun in the Snow
Mickey (USA) - these photos are for you, SNOW HENGE (just like the picture you gave me!!!)
Riva having a great time .........
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My best friend Zara with Willow (Rivas best friend)
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009
I would like to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy 2009.
I think 2009 may be a tough year for a lot of us - but remember believe in your dreams as no one can take them away from you, and as we all share one world I look forward to seeing you soon.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me and I cant wait to share more great times throughout 2009.
Happy New Year Everyone
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New Year 2008/09
On New Years Day we took up the Macclugage's recommendation and went up to Chrystal River and had an amazing day swimming with the Manatees.
Manatees are an endangered species that have been around for thousands and thousands of years.
Unfortunately many Manatees get injured by boaters so it is vital everyone follows the boaters rules and watches out....
This is what a Manatee looks like as its swimming just under the surface.
I had an amazing experience swimming with these beautiful wild animals, lets all help save the Manatees.
New Years Eve
Disney
Christmas 2008
Here are a few photos of my Christmas that I spent in Naples, Florida....
Merry Christmas and Thank you everyone for your support.
Party time on Keywadin Island.
Christmas Day fun on my ski. (along with my pink Christmas tree!)
Christmas Eve Beach Service which is special to me.
Jax who lives next door having some fun with me.
Hey Bushey, Lou & Alex - getting my practice time in on "Sally"!!
Look what popped up at the side of me today though!
Naples boat owners getting into the festive spirit!
Mum & I having fun on the sea.
Usual crazy fun out at Keywadin.
My mum says Sharon should do a nativity scene at her party on Saturday as she has everything needed
...... Donkeys, pig, moto the sheep! Eddie and Dad for Kings, Mickey as a Shepherd, Ray for Joseph etc....
Enjoying Christmas by Day and Night!
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Special thoughts to everyone who is having a difficult time at this special time of year.
Thoughts will be with Jacqui, Elleanor and Georgia who are having to get through life and their first Christmas
without Jeremy at the moment.
On Christmas Eve we went to the beach church service and lit this candle for Jeremy.
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Enjoying Lunch with my family and Friends at SDP.
King's Cup, Thailand 2008
This year I got the fantastic opportunity to race at the King’s Cup in Thailand – WOW – it was so amazing. You can read my race report and view my race slideshow in my Racing News section. I loved every single minute of the whole experience and it is something I will never forget.
We started by having a few days holiday in Bangkok which were equally brilliant, when they say Bangkok is one of Asia’s most intriguing cities they aren’t wrong.
If you click on the photo above you will be able to see some of the sights we visited in Bangkok which included the Wat Phra Kaeo which was built in 1782 to house the most precious Buddha image and is Thailand's holiest temple, the Grand Palace once home to the Royal family and Wat Pho which is Bangkok's oldest and largest temple and houses the countries longest reclining Buddha which is 151 feet long and 50ft high so when it looks big on my photos it is!! They were all stunning. You can see we also took a boat down the Chao Phraya River which gave me a glimpse of traditional Thai lifestyle.
One of the funniest things was our first ride in a Tuk-Tuk – you should have seen my mum’s face, all I could do was laugh so much it hurt. In the evenings we met some lovely people like Lawrence from Melbourne and his friends Gemma and co from Scotland and we visited Pat Pong and Pratunam Market.
I was also invited to Chanel 3 studios to do a feature interview for their morning show (like our GM TV). I was very nervous about it but I didn’t need to be as the whole team soon made me feel at home. They had a make up artist, a hairstylist and a custom made Thai costume complete with Thai jewellery especially for me. The interview was showed over several days. This is also an experience I will never forget, Thank you everyone at Chanel 3.
If you click on the photo above you will be able to see some of the days events.
After a great time in Bangkok we went to Pattiya where the racing was held and we continued to have a great time. Unfortunately their was a people for democracy dispute which closed Bangkok airport for a week which meant many racers couldn't arrive on their planned flights and had to make alternative arrangements to reach Pattiya so the TJSBA changed the racing schedule to allow time for the racers to arrive which meant we had more time to explore the area and we went to several different beautiful islands including the National Park which you can see if you click on the photo below.
Finally I finished off my amazing holiday in Thailand with a great celebration night out with friends, it was such a good laugh. If you click on the photo below of us in a bar that was minus 16 degrees (yes in Thailand - we didn't stay long!!!) you will be able to share some of the memories with me.
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Many Many Thanks to the wonderful people of Thailand and all the lovely people we met - we had just the most amazing time. It is on my wish list to return!
JSRA Presentation Evening
November the 1st was our AGM and presentation evening for the 2008 British Championships. During the whole event there were many kind words and various fund raising events for our missing friend Jeremy Holland. All the money raised will go direct to the find Jeremy Fund, everyone is praying for his safe return as soon as possible.
Congratulations to all the pilots and everyone who competed throughout the season and many thanks to everyone at the JSRA for all the hard work involved in putting on the events. For a slideshow of photos from the event just click on my photo above and it should take you to the photos.
These are two of the very special awards given out - first to my very good friends Kerry and Geoff in recognition of all the support they give to the sport in the UK, Europe and at the World Finals - they are certainly always there for me, thank you. Secondly to Dave Stuart of Xtreme action images in recognition of all his hard work and dedication to the sport over many years. Sadly Dave had a couple of heart attacks this year so has retired from taking photos of us all at every race meeting but we hope to keep seeing Dave at local races. Thanks Dave for some great action shots, we miss you.
Jeremy Hoyland
It is with great sadness that whilst I was on holiday we heard the very very sad news that Jeremy had gone missing whilst out on a jet ski in Bali. Jeremy had just been race directing at the World Finals and we had had several fun conversations with him in Havasu and he was really excited about going to Bali with his friend Bob Crabtree to be a race official at the Asian Olympic games. We are constantly keeping Jeremy, Jacquie, Elleana and Georgia in our thoughts and hope and pray for his safe return as soon as possible.
Together with many other jet skiers around the world we have kept a candle burning since Jez went missing. We have to keep the light burning and be positive for Jezs safe return. Many thanks to everyone who is helping in the search to bring Jeremy home safe to his family and friends.
Holiday in Naples, Florida
After the World Finals my very special Mum and Dad needed a break as they really have given so much of their time both getting me to water to practice and getting me to as many racers as possible so we took a holiday to recover in Florida. Here are a few photos...
Dad and I with Sticki & Moto - our holiday hire dogs!
Our crazy USA friends - Sharon, Ray and Mickey.
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A beautiful dolphin swimming alongside the boat.
Mum and me catching a few rays on Keywaden Island.
Happy Halloween!
Sportsperson of the Year
Whilst I was out at the World Finals I learnt that I had been awarded the Sportsperson of the year for my local area which was a lovely surprise. Unfortunately I was out in Havasu at the time but my number one fans my Uncle Nigel & family collected the award in my absence. Thank you to everyone involved in awarding me this special award.
World Finals 2008
For a full report and slideshows please go to "photos" then "Havasu".
Summer 2008
Zara and I at this weekends wicked Panthers game.
Well guess how old my Dad was today? (Sorry Dad!).
The candles burnt down by the time I had lit them all!!!!
Well finally it's result time and thank you to everyone for asking how I got on, for my cards, messages and pink Champagne. It was a big relieve to open the envelope and see that I had got myself 12 GCSE's A* to C grades - I am very happy. A special thank you to my mum and dad, my special friend and Tutor Betty for her dedicated hard work with me especially in Maths and English and to Sandeep for all her help with my Physics, Chemistry and Biology - I never thought I would pull off that B in Biology!
Thank you everyone and well done to my friends on their results too especially Zara and my old school friend from William Levick Mary. Congratulations to my Nephew Adam who got the A level grades he required for his place at University too.
Glad its all over though!!!
What better way to celebrate my first European win at the weekend and my Exam results....a visit to Moet!
Well I have just finished my Exams - yippee and now I have summer to do what I love doing ....jet ski'ing. My results are due at the end of August so fingers crossed for then but I have done all I can now for the moment so here's to summer 2008 - I just want to enjoy it and have a chilled out time without a book in sight!
....Keep checking on my 'Racing News' page and 'photos' then 'racing' page as I guess that's where most of my latest photos will be....well hopefully if I get to do as much ski-ing as I want. I also hope to generally tidy up my website as I keep adding new photos but never take any of the older material off as everything has special memories to me but I really must as my site is getting too big now.
So here's to summer 2008.........have a good one....
Schools out........yippee
Me & Zara my friend throughout school celebrating the end of Exams.
Betty my tutor, friend and guide. Out to celebrate after my last Exam !
Bro Joel & me June 2008.
I thought you might like to see just a few of my Easter 2008 holiday pictures.....
We had lots of celebrations this holiday it was my birthday, my brothers 18th and My Auntie and Uncles 25th Wedding Anniversary. We went to New York, Miami, Naples, Fort Myers and the Everglades.
