Way's first competitive sailing event was in 1976 in
Pagham, West Sussex. In total, she won 14 national championships in the United Kingdom and Australia, In 1982, Way competed in and won the British men's qualification event for the
1984 Summer Olympics. She was unable to qualify for the Olympics as the Games only held men's windsurfing at the time. Way won the 1986
Windsurfing World Championships, becoming the first English woman to do so. She attended the
1988 Summer Olympics as a spectator. In 1991, she won her third World Championships, Way competed at the
1992 Summer Olympics, and was considered a medal contender. At the Games, she finished 6th. At the Games, she finished 7th. Way retired from windsurfing in 1996. ==Personal life==