As Dave said, the North side of Governors Island can be some of the worst water on the entire lake due to the high degree of boat traffic there. Also, keep in mind that a 16' aluminum boat has a limited ability to deal with waves and on a big lake like Winni, the waves can get pretty big.
but 8-10 footers on Winni?? I think somebody would have to prove that to me. The biggest I've ever seen were 4 footers and even those were in pretty extreme conditions. I personally believe that its easy to overestimate wave size.
Ken
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