Acts 27:15

15. Caught Seized and taken possession of by the wind.

Bear up Literally, could not directly eye the wind. In the bows of ancient ships were painted two eyes, so as to give the look of a living thing. The ship could not face the wind; the blast whirled it about, and turned its bow southwest, the direction of the wind, and compelled it rapidly to scud to the south of Clauda, by the shelter of which it was for the moment fortunately covered.

Let her drive Let her drift in the straight line of the blast.