The Cruises in the Faeroc Channel, 1899 — 1902 15 



July 20. — Left Thorshaven with light wind and calm sea. 



July 21. — Fresh breeze which increased, at night necessitating 

 double reef in mainsail, and small jib. 



July 22.- — Wind less and reefs shaken out ; heavy rain. 



July 23. — Early on fresh breeze, increasing, so that at 8 p.m. it 

 was necessary to reef the mainsail. 



July 24. — Double reefs. 



On August 16 Mr. Hodgson, who had been appointed biologist to 

 the Antarctic ship Discovery, left Orkney on board the Walwin to 

 visit some stations in the Faeroe Channel and gain some experience 

 before leaving for his long Antarctic cruise. After leaving Scalloway 

 on August 21, the ship was twice put back to Hillswick, but August 24 

 opened absolutely calm. However, by 2 p.m. the wind was rising, and 

 at 10 p.m. the mainsail was double-reefed and storm-jib set. For 

 twenty-four hours the bad weather continued, and the ship was put 

 back to Hillswick for the third time. The 27th and 28th August 

 were fine, and station A2 was reached, after which the ship returned 

 to Scalloway. 



During the cruises of 1901, the month of June was marked by 

 several strong gales, so that from the 18th to the 21st the mainsail 

 was continuously double-reefed. 



In 1901, the Walwin left Scalloway on May 13 for Faeroe ; on 

 May 14 was compelled to return to Snaraness by stress of weather. 

 Leaving on the 20th, and for two days under double-reefed mainsail, she 

 arrived at Thorshaven on May 22. Then from May 23 to 27 was calm 

 weather, with fog of varying thickness, bright sunshine, and calm 

 on the 28th. Having left Thorshaven on the 29th, on the 30th double 

 reefs were required again, and it was necessary to run back for shelter 

 to Trangasvaag. May 31, strong gales; June 1, terrific squalls, riding 

 with both anchors out ; June 2, strong gales, at noon the wind dying 

 away, to a light breeze at 6.30 p.m. ; on the 4th and 5th reefed sails 

 and strong gales, anchoring the same day in Scalloway. 



On June 18, again leaving Scalloway, for two days with haze and 

 strong breeze ; on the 21st was the first day of anything like summer 



