Sailing to Roffey Island (in Desolation Sound, BC, Canada)

When the captain said we’d be sailing to Desolation Sound (in British Columbia, Canada), I couldn’t have anticipated Roffey Island. Instead, I was very busy fearing what sounded ominous. To prepare, we first tied up at Powell River. We had laundry to wash, provisions to stock, water to fill, trash to empty, and a new anchor to find (because, I learned, one anchor is never enough). We then pulled out of the marina, sailed by ferries, and rounded the corner after passing Lund, BC. That was the moment the captain began grinning from ear to ear. He was returning to treasured memories. He reminisced about sailing there with his best buddies in the wooden sailboat they built together as teens. I was scared to death when he told me how deep the water was. He pointed out every anchorage that every sailor covets. I now point out Roffey Island.