Finding My Sea Legs
Craig Wood author Amy Willis author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bonito Books
Published:4th Nov '25
Should be back in stock very soon
Signing events by Craig Wood and Amy Willis to be announced soon.
When the bomb exploded, it was a battle against time to save Craig Wood's life. Field medics were forced to amputate both his legs and his left arm. It was a miracle he made it out alive. This is his brutally honest account of what happened.When the bomb exploded, it was a battle against time to save Craig's life. Under intense gunfire, he was airlifted out of the Green Zone, Afghanistan, and taken to Camp Bastion where field medics were forced to amputate both his legs and his left arm. It was a miracle he made it out alive.
He woke up from a coma to find three of his limbs gone and a face he no longer recognised. Doctors told him he'd never walk again - the trauma was that severe.
The odds were stacked against him - mentally and physically - but Craig pushed himself to walk again using bionic limbs. Then, unbelievably, he changed the course of his life forever by challenging himself to sail around the world with only one arm. The journey wasn't easy. His battlefield scars were deep but through every test nature threw at him, he healed a little more.
FINDING MY SEA LEGS is Craig Wood's brutally honest account of how he rebuilt his body and mind after being left with life-changing injuries.
It is a true story of superhuman determination, strength of mind and resilience unlike any other - with a touch of dark humour along the way.
"The first volume begins with the horrific experience of being blown up as an 18-year-old soldier in Afghanistan. He lost both legs, an arm and half his face. Four extraordinary years of operations achieved physical rehabilitation. Then paralympic sailing began the even more complex process of mental and emotional healing. A boat became an extension of his wounded body. His self-belief grew: his horizons widened. Could he sail around the world? Craig had much to learn both about the sea, about boat-handling and personal relationships. Though this volume has been written for Craig by Amy Willis, it feels direct and authentic and exudes a wild joy." – JULIA JONES, YACHTING MONTHLY
"His recovery required a marathon of willpower, not only did he need more than 50 surgical operations, he had to adjust to a future as a triple amputee. Far from the Helmand desert, he found salvation in sailing, a sport he had loved since boyhood. He then embarks on another personal marathon, an epic 7,000 mile solo sailing trip. Starting off in Afghanistan, this book charts his remarkable journey, back to not just a normal life but a remarkable one." – COLIN FREEMAN, AUTHOR OF THE MAD AND THE BRAVE
ISBN: 9781919200903
Dimensions: 240mm x 159mm x 27mm
Weight: 620g
292 pages