[1] She enrolled at the University of Technology, Sydney in 2008 and as of 2012 was working on a Bachelor of Business.

[1] Whitty made her Australian national team debut at the 2007 Youth Olympic Festival.

[1] She competed in the 2009 ISAF Match Racing World Championships with Nicky Souter, and came away with a first-place finish.

[1] In 2011, Whitty, Nina Curtis and Olivia Price formed their Elliott 6m team in response to an announcement that the class of boat would be an Olympic event in London.

[2] At ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final in Sheboygan, her team finished third in match racing.

[1] At the 2011 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, her team finished seventh in match racing.

[2][5] She competed in the 2012 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship in Gottenburg, Sweden.