I love the size of this hat. It really cover me good on a sunny day, but it would not stay cover. it would be a fabulous hat if it would stay put. The hat head is a bit big; however, I can live with that. The hat keep blowing off my head on a windy day. I have to be holding down the hat because it does not stay in place it keep flipping and exposing my face to the sun. I love the wide-ness of the hat, but the hat would be more appropriated if it had safety string to prevent it from blowing away. Those who dont need the string can easily wear it inside the hat and those who need the string will happily use it. The hat cannot wear on the ferry, or on the beach without me holding it down to cover my face and preventing it from blowing away. I am living by the beach and that was the purpose of the hat.