NARRATIVE OF THE CRUISE 



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voyage to Hamburg. At high tide we were towed out past the 

 breakwater, picked up a gentle westerly breeze, and headed for 

 the narrow Straits of Dover. The channel was smooth all the 

 way, and with fair winds and no fog we made splendid progress 

 through the narrow waters always dangerous for a sailing ship. 



Entering the Elbe River 



Fog shut down a few moments later and we played hide-and-seek with the pilot-boat — • 

 an officer on a passing ship sent us this photograph when we arrived in Hamburg. 



On this passage no complete oceanographic stations were oc- 

 cupied, but Seiwell collected many samples of surface water for 

 phosphate-analysis. 



The breeze hauled ahead as soon as it had put us safely past 

 the Straits, and the whole North Sea passage was made by use 

 of the engine. We passed the chalk cliffs of Dover just as they 

 were tinted with rose by the sun rising ahead of us. Everything 

 went well along the Dutch and German coasts, the lights being 

 easily identified. But when we were about to pick up the light- 



