David Brittain

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David Brittain

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Mojo

Dillon. Co

Currently finishing up refit and then will sail Maine this summer, Newport in September, then work my way down to Hampton, Virginia. From there, I will be joining the Salty Dawgs rally to Antigua. May even look for crew now and then. Feel free to enquire.

David Brittain

Bahamas • Mar 13, 2025

Crossing Scrub Cays

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David Brittain

Bahamas • Mar 14, 2025

Distance

98.4nm

Avg. speed

5.5kts

Duration

17h 50m

Crossing the Exuma Flats

Was a little nervous crossing these flats w a 7.5’ draft but it was pretty easy. Shallowest was 10’9” but usually 14 ft. Wind allowed a nice long gennaker sail across

David Brittain

Bahamas • Mar 15, 2025

Distance

99.1nm

Avg. speed

4.5kts

Duration

21h 53m

Afternoon trip

David Brittain

Warderick Wells Cay, Bahamas • Mar 13, 2025

Distance

19.1nm

Avg. speed

6kts

Duration

3h 10m

Evening trip

David Brittain

Big Major Cay, Bahamas • Mar 15, 2025

Distance

17.5nm

Avg. speed

5.3kts

Duration

3h 18m

Morning trip

David Brittain

Bahamas • Mar 11, 2025

High winds at Little Farmers Cay. Saw winds hitting 35+ last night, not much sleep last night. As you can see, Mojo was dancing all over

David Brittain

Little Farmer's Cay, Bahamas • Mar 11, 2025

They say there are those who have run aground and those who will… Farmers Cay is skinny water.

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Tom McDonagh

Bahamas • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

8.9nm

Avg. speed

5.3kts

Duration

1h 42m

All hunkered down for the next blow

Easy motor with no wind to leaf Cay. The current was still strong (2 knots) 1 hour before slack exiting Rudder Cut. Rudder Cut Cay was a nice stopover after the Staniel Cay Madness.

David Brittain

Little Farmer's Cay, Bahamas • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

9.4nm

Avg. speed

7.5kts

Duration

1h 15m

Farmers Cay

With the high winds coming on Tuesday we decided on Farmers Cay for its protection. With my 7.5’ draft it’s pretty skinny, went around in soft sand once.

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David Brittain

Bahamas • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

38.8nm

Avg. speed

6.9kts

Duration

5h 35m

Headed north

Met up with my friend Tom.

Tom McDonagh

Bahamas • Mar 8, 2025

Distance

25.3nm

Avg. speed

5.3kts

Duration

4h 49m

Change of plans

Sure seems to be getting more crowded as I head further south. I am guess that will change once we get past Georgetown.

David Brittain

Bahamas • Feb 25, 2025

All lit up…

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David Brittain

Bahamas • Feb 24, 2025

Distance

27.3nm

Avg. speed

5.1kts

Duration

5h 19m

Quick shot back up to Rollesville

David Brittain

Bahamas • Feb 21, 2025

Distance

27.2nm

Avg. speed

5.7kts

Duration

4h 46m

Quick sail

With my crew needing to depart early Sat morning from Georgetown, we planned on departing mid morning but with a little front coming in we get out earlier. It caught up with us just as we hit G-town. Winds 14- 18 kts w gusts to 24 kts. Pretty much on the beam the whole way down

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David Brittain

Bahamas • Feb 18, 2025

Wow, Space X launch

David Brittain

Bahamas • Feb 18, 2025

Distance

23.1nm

Avg. speed

6.4kts

Duration

3h 37m

Light wind motor sailing

Got out of the cut from Georgetown and the wind went out, 4 kts tops. Motored up to Blacks and tucked in behind. A few other boats here, but not too crowded w a foot under the keel (low tide).

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David Brittain

Bahamas • Feb 15, 2025

Distance

692.4nm

Avg. speed

6.6kts

Duration

4d 8h 42m

St Thomas to The Exumas

Very nice run. Winds from the ESE and 15-24 kts w gust to 28 kts. My crew, Dominik Haak, and I ran 3 on/3 off watches. Our final destination is Georgetown but decided to duck into Calabash Bay so as to not enter Gtown in the dark. Onward tomorrow. Well earned beers tonight!!

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David Brittain

Harbor of Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands, USA • Feb 5, 2025

Distance

20.6nm

Avg. speed

5kts

Duration

4h 5m

Lameshur to Charlotte Amalie

Had the wind behind me so I motored until I could get a good angle up to Red hHook. Pulled out the Genoa for a nice little six not sail. Stopped in Red Hook for about 90 minutes where I could grab a few things at the Chandler there and even grab a quick bite to eat. Then off to Charlotte Amalie.

David Brittain

Round Bay, Island subdivision not defined, United States Virgin Islands, USA • Feb 1, 2025

Live vid feed. Mojo is the boat w the mast lit up, will be around one more night. https://www.youtube.com/live/ukAfv6bUUAk?si=4UAgOtEmsU0PUYcz

David Brittain

The Bight • Jan 29, 2025

Lying low in the BVIs

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David Brittain

Belle Vue, British Virgin Islands • Jan 26, 2025

Quiz: Where was I last night

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David Brittain

Jost Van Dyke • Jan 25, 2025

CREW WANTED Friends, I’m currently in the Virgin Islands and am ready to begin my trek back to the US. I would like to sail directly to the Bahamas, perhaps spend a couple of weeks there before heading to Ft Lauderdale. I’m looking for 1 or 2 crew to join me, a little experience would be helpful. This is a ‘no pay’ sail, but will take care of the majority of the food while underway. The boat is a HYLAS 54 that has undergone a major refit.

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David Brittain

British Virgin Islands • Jan 25, 2025

Distance

85.3nm

Avg. speed

0.3kts

Duration

12d 12h 11m

Putzing around the Virgins

David Brittain

St John 00830, USVI • Jan 10, 2025

Mahoe Bay, St. John’s

David Brittain

Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands • Jan 3, 2025

Distance

23.9nm

Avg. speed

0.8kts

Duration

1d 4h 47m

Just hopping about

Making another tour through the BVIs

David Brittain

British Virgin Islands • Dec 29, 2024

I’ve been remiss lately in keeping this updated. Arrived Spanishtown, BVI to clear in. Afterwards I headed to Leverick Bay to meet friends. Putted around there for a bit and got some boat chores done (oil changes, water filter changes, etc…). Spent an evening at Manchioneel Bay before heading to Norman Island and the Willie T. Now I’m at Jost for New Years, should be interesting.

David Brittain

Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands • Dec 20, 2024

Loving this area of Virgin Gorda.

David Brittain

British Virgin Islands • Dec 30, 2024

Distance

51.6nm

Avg. speed

0.2kts

Duration

13d 27m

The BVI’s….so far

Just doing a little tour of the British Virgins

David Brittain

Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands • Dec 16, 2024

Distance

97.4nm

Avg. speed

5.7kts

Duration

17h 11m

Solo to Virgin Gorda

Overall, very uneventful. Wind was fluky and all over the place. Very pooped.

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David Brittain

Sint Maarten • Dec 6, 2024

CREW Later next week I shall be sailing up to the BVIs and am looking for unpaid crew. Looking at a 15/16 Dec deoarture.

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David Brittain

Sint Maarten • Nov 17, 2024

Distance

182.7nm

Avg. speed

7.4kts

Duration

1d 50m

San Juan to Simpson Bay

Easy overnighter to St Maarten. Lots of electrical activity so we had quite a show.

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David Brittain

North Atlantic Ocean • Nov 8, 2024

Sailing towards wind

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David Brittain

San Juan Antiguo, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico • Nov 14, 2024

Distance

1 214.9nm

Avg. speed

6.4kts

Duration

7d 22h 14m

Never what you expect.

There we were on our way to Antigua when we developed mechanical issues. Both bilge pumps pooped out and taking water through the sail locker. After jury rigging another pump we decided to drop into San Juan for repairs before moving on. Crew was fantastic and kept up good spirits

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David Brittain

Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico • Nov 16, 2024

Distance

1 228.6nm

Avg. speed

5.2kts

Duration

9d 19h 17m

Same

David Brittain

Beaufort, NC 28516, USA • Nov 3, 2024

Distance

213.5nm

Avg. speed

6.6kts

Duration

1d 8h 30m

Overnight to Beaufort

Had a good weather so we headed out to Beaufort to wait for a window to Antigua

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David Brittain

Norfolk, VA, USA • Oct 18, 2024

Distance

34.9nm

Avg. speed

5.2kts

Duration

6h 46m

Final leg to Norfolk

Pretty uneventful, waves from the stern which gave a smooth ride. Lots of ships anchored up.

David Brittain

Solomons, MD, USA • Oct 16, 2024

Distance

37nm

Avg. speed

5.2kts

Duration

7h 5m

First leg to Norfolk.

After a little excitement heading out of Annapolis it was a nice little sail to Solomon’s wind, motored the last hr or so. Counted over 10 others boats migrating South.

David Brittain

Annapolis, MD, USA • Oct 5, 2024

Took a walk on the Dark Side today…

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David Brittain

Deltaville, VA 23043, USA • Oct 17, 2024

Distance

158.6nm

Avg. speed

0.4kts

Duration

16d 6h 10m

Second solo day to Norfolk

Started out the morning with just a touch more sail than I should have, left into the wind and shorten up. Once again, I had a lot of company on the way down, many just using their Genoa’s. Pretty bouncy out on the Chesapeake today, was very glad to drop anchor and Deltaville Off to Norfolk in the morning,

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David Brittain

Annapolis, MD, USA • Oct 1, 2024

Distance

379.5nm

Avg. speed

6.7kts

Duration

2d 8h 16m

Annapolis bound

Pretty sporty sailing the first couple of days. Hit some really nice top speeds. Decided to anchor up once we came out of the CDE canal and are now anchored up in the south Anchorage in Annapolis.

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David Brittain

Newport, RI, USA • Sep 28, 2024

Mojo in Newport Harbor at night.

David Brittain

Gloucester, MA, USA • Sep 25, 2024

Distance

81.4nm

Avg. speed

7kts

Duration

11h 38m

Rough trip

I was joined by Tom McDonagh, whom I met via Sea People. Made an error with a sail and got it twisted. It made the ride down even rougher than it would’ve been. Rogue waves of 10 feet or more. Could not have been happier to have picked up a mooring ball at the end of that sail.

David Brittain

Newport, RI, USA • Sep 25, 2024

Distance

44.9nm

Avg. speed

6kts

Duration

7h 33m

Onward to Newport

Nice easy sail for our third day. Pretty much motored about a third of the way, then had the wind on the aft quarter and just use the Genoa all the way to Newport. Luckily there was room at the dock so we could wash her down, probably had 50 pounds of salt, yes that’s exaggeration. Looking forward to my trip down to Annapolis.

David Brittain

Wareham, MA, USA • Sep 25, 2024

Distance

58.4nm

Avg. speed

1.7kts

Duration

1d 9h 45m

Much much better day

The seas had calm down, but still lumpy. No rogue waves this time, thank God. Hit some great speeds on a beam reach, even clocked over 10 kts. Timed the canal ride and had a very nice current going through, Onset was a great anchorage.

David Brittain

Harpswell, ME, USA • Sep 17, 2024

CREW SPOT AVAILABLE Friends, I’m headed to Newport on Friday and my buddy can’t make it. I’d rather not singlehand it and would to find a replacement. Reach out if interested

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David Brittain

Harpswell, ME, USA • Sep 17, 2024

Solar installed on top, wiring started. Interior looks like a bomb went off. Also, pics of the hardtop with the new enclosure.

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David Brittain

Harpswell, ME, USA • Sep 10, 2024

Solar laid out. #hylas54

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David Brittain

Boothbay Harbor, ME, USA • Sep 1, 2024

Distance

37.6nm

Avg. speed

6.1kts

Duration

6h 8m

The trip of many climates

Took off from Rockland this morning around 9 AM, when was in the nose so we murdered all the way, sadly. Arrived in Boothbay having cheated death once more. Off to Harpswell tomorrow.

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David Brittain

Rockland, ME, USA • Aug 24, 2024

Distance

22.5nm

Avg. speed

5.4kts

Duration

4h 12m

Trip averted

After a couple issues, main is jammed and engine issues we came back to Rockland. On a good note, I was able to finally fly the new gennaker!

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David Brittain

Brunswick, ME 04011, USA • Jun 28, 2024

Back in the paint shed for finishing touches Safe Harbor Great Island