[1] In total, she won 14 national championships in the United Kingdom and Australia,[1] and was a European champion.
She was unable to qualify for the Olympics as the Games only held men's windsurfing at the time.
[1] She was selected for the Olympics without needing to attend the British qualification event,[10] and was considered a medal contender.
[5] Way was born in Bristol, England;[9] her birth name was Helen Way, but her brother called her Henny-Penny.
[9] Way's daughter Emma Wilson is a sailor who won a bronze medal in the RS:X event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan,[4] and won another bronze medal in the IQFoil event at the 2024 Olympics.