"I do think it is hard to lose a race by an accident." "Every yacht has to abide by its own accidents, Miss Greendale; and carrying away a spar is one of the accidents one counts on.

If it were not for that risk, yachts would always carry on too long.

It is a matter of judgment and of attention to gear.

The loss of a spar is in nine times out of ten the result either of rashness or of inattention.
"However, I am sorry myself; that is to say, I would prefer winning the cup by arriving first at the flag boat.

However, I am certainly not disposed to grumble at Fortune just at present." "I should think not, Mr.Carthew," Lady Olive said.