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How did Henry Hudson reach Hudson Bay in 1610?

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Map of the Arctic region highlighting the Northwest Passage, a maritime route shown with a red line connecting the Atlantic Ocean near Greenland to the Pacific Ocean via the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, passing north of Canada and Alaska through the Bering Sea. Major islands and surrounding countries such as Russia, Norway, Denmark (Greenland), the United States (Alaska), and Canada are labeled.
Northwest Passage

In 1610, Henry Hudson set out to find a Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean, following a suggestion by explorer George Weymouth regarding an inlet characterized by a "furious overfall" of water.1

Sailing from London on April 17, 1610, aboard the 55-ton vessel Discovery, Hudson made a brief stop in Iceland before proceeding to the inlet, which is now known as Hudson Strait. After successfully navigating through the strait, he entered Hudson Bay in early August 1610.1