“Race for every point” is a phrase heard often at regattas, and that was certainly the takeaway for many teams at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis May 3-6. Three days packed with races for 240 teams in 18 classes gave every sailor an opportunity to make good on that cliché. Mike Beasley’s team on the J/80 Black Sheep went into the day with a comfortable lead in the 21-boat fleet. In the first race, they posted a 13th and then a ninth in the second race. “In the first race, we got trapped off the start line and made it hard for ourselves,” Beasley says. “The right came in…we were protecting the left.” Into the final race, they were 1 point out of first behind Warren Flannery’s Canadian team on Feisty. Feisty won the final race and Black Sheep stumbled again with an OCS that had them last and fought their way back through the fleet to salvage every point they could for fourth place overall. J.R. Maxwell’s Scamp was second, and Sarah Alexander’s More Cowbell third. For complete results, visit https://www.yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative/16896.