Alright so im about ready to graduate college in may and will be moving home (ohio) in early july. a buddy and i want to take our 16 from chicago to mackinac. we want to take a few weeks to do it; just bounce around from town to town. i have friends all up and down the lake to stay with and just want to bum around for a few weeks on the boat.

im very familiar with the lake and how ruthless it can be. i've never sailed a 16 in large swells before and im worried about how it will handle in the steep, close waves of lake michigan. I'm confident (but not ****) in my sailing abilities, i'm just not sure that this is the right boat for the job. I know its a very very dangerous lake and would obviously avoid saling in storms/high seas etc...

i'm not worried so much about my sailing abilities as i am about the ability of the boat to handle those conditions and just want some overall advice on this idea.

Should we do it?

How big is too big? (in terms of waves, keeping in mind the nature of the waves on the lake)

and

Would it be fun or would we just get pummeled all day, every day?

any words of wisdom are appreciated!