Yesterday, I invited some friends and their kids to come out for a sail in the afternoon. The winds were forecasted to build from near nothing to about 10+ knots sometime after 4 PM. The tide was low at 4 PM, so we wouldn't be able to go out the Carolina Beach Inlet. Instead, we set out about 2:30 and motored up to Masonboro Inlet about 11 miles north.
After our pleasant motor up the ICW to Masonboro Inlet, we headed out to sea with just about 10 knots of wind on the nose about 4 PM. We weren't making fast speeds, but we had a delightful sail in small swells and otherwise flat seas. We averaged between 6 and 7 knots SOG (speed over ground), and the motion was a lot better than two weeks ago (when several guests got seasick).
You can see the GPS track of yesterday's sail 
in Google Earth, or right here with Google Maps:
We covered a bit over 25 nautical miles in about 4.5 hours. Maybe later I'll add some video I shot during the trip (not HD this time), and other photos.
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It was a fun and relaxing sail, thanks again Frank.
BTW, can't wait to see the pictures...