And how a stiff wind can blow them back in your face all too quickly.

As the fleet sailed upriver, a stiff wind blew and the ships had to advance slowly.

I am trying to be active, not just passive, trying to dig my heels in, as one physio advised, and walk as if heading into a stiff wind.

The weather — a rainy start to the day and a stiff wind that affected the accuracy of the airborne release of 30,000 poppies — threatened unsuccessfully to disrupt the occasion.

Good chance of rain throughout the afternoon, with a stiff wind.