AMETHYST is a sailor's tale about living aboard a 23' sailboat for twelve years alone along the East Coast of the United States via the Inter-Coastal Waterway. It's an itinerary of summering in Massachusetts and wintering in Florida. Read this journey about Joseph Young's experience of sailing more than forty thousand miles. About the Author Joseph Young was employed as a draftsman and a designer and he's an artist now. He's been painting oil on canvas since 1984. He traveled all over Europe on a motorcycle in 1971, and currently he's single and lives mostly alone.