A couple from Hazelton, B.C., says an unusual discovery while purchasing a boat in Mexico has instilled them with a sense of destiny for an upcoming round-the-world sailing trip.

Roy Henry Vickers is a world-renowned Tsimshian artist. Perhaps more remarkably, he's also a close friend of the McPhails and a neighbour of sorts. Vickers lives 15 kilometres up the Skeena river ...