Poppy started sailing when she was 10 at a local sailing club near Snaith.
She started serious competing at 12 years of age when she qualified to join the Royal Yachting Association Zone Squads in her Topper dinghy. This is the Olympic sailing pathway that Team GB use to train up future Olympic sailors. Only 15-18 children gain a place per zone (North of England, Midlands, South East and South West England, Scotland and Wales).