Velux 5 Oceans Skipper Blog - Hello from Five Oceans of Smile, Definitely the days are flowing but are not the same after the small period with a good wind from behind, as last night it came straight on the nose just after Lisbon. Fortunately I was just able to pass below the Low and dive into the Straits of Gibraltar to find a reaching wind and a route towards the Canary Islands. A surprise yesterday afternoon of very large, black clouds with fast and violent whirling winds = a harassed day of sail changes up front and reefing the ...