Evidently she was rudderless-blown about by gusts, by impulses.
"The Enchanted April"
Elizabeth von Arnim
Gerard promised, and then chatted for a moment with his uncle, General de Bozonnet, who was quite enlivened by that throng of women, among whom he had been carried hither and thither like an old rudderless ship.
"Paris From the "Three Cities""
Emile Zola
Thereupon the lads were all taken to the shore, and, weeping and lamenting, were thrust into a rudderless boat, which was towed out to sea and left helpless.
"Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race"
Maud Isabel Ebbutt