The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.
Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island.
As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure,
On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.