I would like for the hat to be a little stiffer.  When going down the lake the rim goes back with the wind and lets the sun hit you in the face and it is hard to see.  The hat My husband had in the service similar to thIs hat was stiffer and he liked it better, but this is a cooler hat to wear and when not moving down the lake it is exactly what he wanted to keep the sun off his ears and out of his eyes.