Finding My Sea Legs

Craig Wood & Amy Willis

Bonito Books

£26.00

The first volume in in Craig Wood’s How I Survived Beyond the Battlefield 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 inter-personal relationships. Though this volume has been written for Craig by Amy Willis, it feels direct and authentic and exudes a wild kind of joy.