Tasar World Championship 2026 in Okinawa, Japan – Overall
by Tasar Worlds Committee 13 Jun 22:09 PDT
4–12 June 2026


The Tasar World Championships 2026, hosted at Okuma Private Beach & Resort in Kunigami Village, Okinawa, concluded on 12th June after nine days of competition.


The championship attracted a record fleet of 117 boats from six countries, making it one of the largest Tasar World Championship ever held. Competitors faced a wide range of conditions throughout the event, including strong winds, heavy rain, a day lost to a tsunami advisory, and challenging light-air races influenced by strong tidal currents. Despite the demanding conditions, the regatta concluded safely without any major incidents.


The overall title was won by Dalton Bergan and Lindsay Bergan (USA), who prevailed in a closely contested battle at the top of the leaderboard to become the new Tasar World Champions.


Second place went to fellow Americans Jonathan McKee and Libby Johnson McKee. Jonathan McKee, a two-time Olympic medallist and one of the sport’s most respected sailors, led the standings during the early stages of the regatta and remained in contention for the title until the final day.


Finishing third overall and as the highest-placed Japanese team were Kazushi Ito and Yasuaki Muragishi. Ito, who also served as Chairman of the Organising Committee, reflected on the achievement:


“To be honest, my overwhelming feeling is one of relief. I am absolutely delighted to have stood on the podium against some of the best sailors in the world.”


Approximately 300 participants, including sailors, officials and families, gathered in Kunigami Village from six countries for the championship.


Throughout the event, competitors frequently commented on the beauty of Okinawa, the enjoyment of both the racing and shore-side activities, and their desire to return to Japan in the future.


As the first Tasar World Championship ever held in Okinawa, the event brought together the largest fleet in class history and offered participants an unforgettable experience combining challenging racing, spectacular natural surroundings, Okinawan culture and warm hospitality.


The next Tasar World Championship is scheduled to take place in Torbay, United Kingdom, in the summer of 2028. As sailors departed Okinawa, many were already looking forward to meeting again on the waters of Torbay.


Comments from the World Champions, Dalton and Lindsay Bergan (USA): “We are absolutely thrilled to have won. It was a very close contest right to the end, so we were pleased to hold our position in the final race today.


“We thoroughly enjoyed sailing in Okinawa. We experienced everything from strong winds to very light airs, which certainly kept things interesting! We travelled here with friends from Seattle and have made many new friends during the regatta. The Tasar is a fantastic class, and we truly love being part of it.”


Runner-up helm Jonathan added: “First of all, I would like to thank everyone involved in organising this championship. Thank you for putting on such a wonderful world championship. I would also like to thank my wife, Libby. There are many outstanding sailors in this fleet, but she is the best. Thank you for sailing with me for such a long time.”


Overall Results:


PosCategorySail NoHelm and CrewBoat NameBow No.R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Pts
1MUSA 2690Dalton Bergan
Lindsay BerganLoop45661324117UFD11135
2SGMUSA 2981Jonathan Mckee
Libby Johnson MckeeDr Beverly101228182111415237
3GMJPN 2741Kazuishi Ito
Yasuaki MuragishiZRex15482532716303261
4SGMUSA 2982Jay Renehan
Lisa RenehanOlé4310135156822242964
5NAUS 2951Noah Taylor
Andrew ReedAutoco93413181535221952773
6SGMAUS 2969Heather Macfarlane
Chris PayneWAC401274144171829103879
7NJPN 2806Ari Kunimi
Jin Shiozaki/Daichi IshidoRoute 1341129271191735109164489
8NJPN 2988Saki Matsunae
Eri HatayamaNone99259322727161318113102
9MUSA 2983Michael Karas
Molly KarasSkookum3623936147338223414108
10NAUS 2948Jon Holroyd
Leo HolroydBlueRock13751711231962350221111
11SGMAUS 2857Craig Mcphee
Gillian BerryRoll Your Own591317252129512812821117
12GMAUS 2980Chris Dance
Jarka KluthMagic49RET227382491330112710153
13NJPN 2749Akihiro Morita
Tomoyo MoritaHa‑chan651619556311829447625156
14GMAUS 2823Andrew Martin
Philip PotterGoes to 1127341524166571710285915165
15SGMAUS 2941Alistair Murray
Kyoko KonoAl Capitan23202919312016117UFD14RET167
16NJPN 2736Taro Yamamura
Shuto Shiba 31691122212433441RET34172
17NAUS 2925Hugh Tait
Zachary Tait/Anna TaitSerendipity38DNSDNS23121911418274513172
18GMAUS 2968Claire Medd
Simon MeddRebel Rebel6431254842222372752519180
19NUSA 2399Philip Gordon
Esther GoodellRadicchio10633211524574136523297193
20NJPN 3000Mitsuteru Ishikawa
Yuka Akamatsu/Katsuji IshiguroSkidbladnir52322362825144124242138197
21MJPN 2761Mitsuru Komatsu
Takumi NishiharaStrawberry Shake7717266269104937302840203
22MJPN 2987Satoshi Kami
Saori KamiMegaptera II172636101713212754333331211
23NJPN 2716Masaki Kobayashi
Egao SunagaBLUE MOON564414161511RETDNC48201035213
24NJPN 2616Makita Shogo
Hanazaki RyuyaJade4618284235UFD55536131323231
25NAUS 2811Ian Taylor
Naomi TaylorWhite Potayto48274935181033255140406234
26SGMAUS 2964Gary Ratcliffe
Robyn RatcliffeRATz 379151654303312258582346240
27MAUS 2859Ross Martin
Natasha NugentWindfix71213138484252401637924258
28MAUS 2852Murray O’Brien
Liam O’Brien/Anna O’BrienFar Out52212502662152840485428269
29GMJPN 2997Yutaka Murayama
Atsushi InoueDarkstar74DNS3533108121546835658273
30SGMUSA 2916Chris Lanzinger
Molly LanzingerSuper Bad34STP
9DNSDNC13162820BFD263112273
31GMJPN 2589Naoki Inoue
Keiko InoueRainbow Runner6528275545475115323620281
32SGMJPN 3005Ikuya Tanaka
Noriko TanakaKai Onaona72553929344854603151950291
33NJPN 2726Kaname Mizuno
Miki Mizuno/Natsuho MizunoSummer Sail71411283736BFD3221575761293
34SGMAUS 2952Kerry Fyfe
Michael ObrienFaking Clever82483032STP
43121319DSQ546743294
35NJPN 2706Makoto Yamada
Jiei MichishitaExtreme832340403327374372884118302
36NJPN 2862Yoshihiro Suzuki
Hikaru ShimoishiWild Gybe90561870728DNF9BFD69379303
37NUSA 3007Tim Scanlon
Melissa MossarBeluga20DNF20202032RETDNC424445305
38NJPN 2767Yumi Noishiki
Jun YasukagawaRouge Éclat18756121495239683111839311
39SGMAUS 2911Peter Davies
Pia Lehtonen‑DaviesAnother Roady241150571918233569388070320
40NJPN 2458Kazuto Seki
Soichiro Seki/Takuto SekiSunny10346242244342023734497BFD330
41NAUS 2760Ryan Moreton
Millie SpencerHappy Flighting143733395337264282457126338
42MJPN 2959Mahoro Sekiguchi
Ryo UematsuDestino25143454540315212563241340
43NUSA 2380Kenna Reed
Payne DonaldsonViolet Begonias423938146976DNCDNC20213530342
44MJPN 2748Takashi Yonemoto
Tomoyuki Miyashita‑31952367151534532254348351
45NAUS 2956Neil Long
Thomas MaddockThe weekend1004762604130363943348622352
46GMJPN 2705Yasuhira Ueda
Noriko UedaKaito85425134547349642885542363
47GMJPN 2881Kaori Karube
Norikuni Kaihokaitaro6245452668RET65471931UFD17363
48NJPN 2615Fumihiro Machiyama
Kaoru Kawai261580104763STP
84433826454647RET365
49NJPN 3006Joji Tatsumiya
Hironobu TakahashiJOJI357363451293845BFD35UFD4651365
50GMAUS 2996David Johnson
Steven PowerKnot Appropriate508341906735302452177533374
51NAUS 2966Luke Owen
Ivy OwenGood / Not Good6660104465049444433392685391
52NJPN 2395Ryuichi Kitajima
Tatsuhiko IdoMIRACLE943564RET232625217176UFD52393
RankMasterLevelSail#NameBoat NameBowNo.R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11NET
53NJPN 2740Shunto Sakama
Toshi SakamaS Dreams88DNS444346DNSDNFDNF143716409
54NJPN 2469Koki Takahashi
Atsushi KawazoeShould be fine10928606440444646496038STP
79411
55GMGER 2972Stephan Heim
Susanne Schwickerttpa54STP
6456796253483836732037414
56MJPN 2998Tamotsu Aritomo
Naruho IgarashiGimlet286263497755505926297644437
57SGMAUS 2977John Balass
Heather FortonEdge of Equanimity214053873939621461907262442
58SGMAUS 2883Peter Davis
Karen DavisSMAC19414671325429301009510153451
59NAUS 2830Stuart Templeton
Nicole Kidman/Poppy TempletonOogy Wawa872942DNC52633231906868102475
60SGMAUS 2924Chas Thompson
Lorraine ThompsonLoddon Calling588954304358675875498547481
61MJPN 2732Ryohei Doi
Keiichiro ItagakiHITACHI70493237987534RET67716069494
62NAUS 2919Ben Schulz
Luke SchulzI am Groote7530675851696634885573DNC503
63NTWN 2707Yu‑Lin Yang
Kuan‑Ming
Chen‑108DNS58848156RET7253351260511
64MJPN 2200Yoshiaki Nagai
Hirokazu Taniguchi/Shizuho SuzukiNY ssth Japan8684896959UFDBFDBFD259257512
65NAUS 2895Kirstin Norris
Ingrid VinotADF 1113STP
675767274668DNF70655884525
66SGMNED 298Constantijn Udo
Jan Kellermann SlotemakerAppetasar968716157DNC42NSC64634266534
67MJPN 2880Yohei Ikeda
Waki IkedaPale Blue Dot29386544UFD7461RET41644999535
68MJPN 2861Norihiro Miwa
Yamada Tatsuyaprime787790STP
426572645455UFD62STP
46537
69MAUS 2995Brad Schafferius
Mark Willson/Emma WillsonSirius117676736641404898877456550
70NJPN 2217Toshihisa Mitoma
Erika Morishima2217437080816481588339535155551
71MJPN 2978Yuya Nakamura
Kazuya NakamuraKiichan375937317085827065759979568
72NAUS 2827Erin Sims
James BeltonHead Ache61436976477974DNF804753DNC568
73NJPN 2605Okimura Nana
Tomoko Ohara26051015448788270707374516664570
74SGMAUS 2963Blaise Vinot
Kate VinotSail a Vie1250665660597555769181RET578
75NJPN 2073Daigo Washio
Ouka SoumaYACHTING WORLD
SEAFUN111585582748251636352UFDDNC580
76NJPN 2730Yuka Chiba
Mana KawachiBakers51728553858473BFD47433987581
77MJPN 2764Masaya Kobayashi
Tomoko Kobayashi/Kaede Kawata 226177559478787766UFD4849589
78NJPN 2713Suguru Kumakura
Mizuki Ichimuraricordo8924704775RETDNCDNF62805074600
79SGMAUS 2819Derek Hadwen
Laurie HoffmanFIrefly766559598464816596747763607
80GMJPN 2671Yusuke Sakai
Ken MiyashitaSakura26DNS8272636660STP
6379859054624
81MAUS 2945Anthony Walsh
Emily Walsh/Elizabeth De CastellaUp 2 Us1673731007280565093728275633
82NJPN 2675Yuki Kaseda
Masakazu TsurukawayaDolly‑Pan‑Go84STP
65815258DNFDNFDNF6892STP
7136641
83NJPN 2205Misaki Taira
Nohara Manami/Yuna Kobayashi‑117DNS91779596DNSDNC34421683652
84NUSA 2888Patrick Mauro
Katherine BielyStrictly Platonic47787294964759STP
57789710073654
85SGMJPN 3004Hiroyuki Nakamoto
Sumiko IshimaruVamos328284808888808456626177666
86MJPN 2715Yoshinobu Kure
Kaori Kure/Naoki KanekoIchigo955778668067876795999472668
87GMAUS 2770Peter Listrup
Virginia ListrupDITTO358193657350907486818486680
88SGMAUS 2618Raymond Martin
Rosemary HoganQuokka Rocket67677597786571DNF91786990684
89NAUS 2896Marcus Livingstone
Kalin JohnADF 211653878886686378101988380686
90NJPN 2810Ayaka Ohminami
Fumina MoriguchiJPN 2810929395899297868050616582698
91NAUS 2898Patrick Black
Lachlan WheatleyADF 3114909292906143611047910294702
92GMAUS 2962Boyd Newton
Kylie SymondsRastasarmouse6379748591608476103679888704
93NJPN 2593Jumpei Hinata
Masaru Kondo2593105DNS79STP
967671835784827897706
94MJPN 2207Shoichiro Okada
Reo Kinjo/Hikari Nohara 308894748993917560UFD8967726
95MJPN 2287Syunsuke Okamura
Yoichi SanoN1078699102DNC8976798359UFDSTP
72745
96SGMUSA 2392Luis Madrid
Brian JohnsonMaple Sugar39921036810194DNFDNF7736STP
8989749
97SGMAUS 2872Neil Temperley
Janice ChurchElusive1027188101797792DNF876610395756
98NJPN 2328Masataka Mamiya
Hiroshi SegawaNOANK69RETDNSDNC8783726997937968766
99NJPN 2999Yusaku Akiyoshi
Kai Fujita/Nagito HosodaJPN 2999115DNS8391DNC907771STP
90848796769
100GMJPN 2821Nobufusa Tomuro
Takeshi Yamamoto/Kaiichiro Tomuroflying tigar2580DNSDNC6186RETDNF5710052NSC790
101NJPN 2230Nobuyuki Saito
Ayaka Narazakiweekendsailingchannel5387961041009579STP
678110592STP
93790
102SGMJPN 2676Toru Arakawa
Hiroko Matsuura/Kenji Okamotoisana73DNS86939392RETDNC857764100808
103NAUS 2349Petra Johnson
Christopher Johnson/Lorna MorrisonLike lighting449498961029185DNF102709593824
104NAUS 2792Ben Bristow
Aletta BristowCombined Effort9191101103978769DNF998696DNC829
105GMJPN 2720Toshihide Komatsu
Makoto Oka/Kenichiro OoiFujin41DNS10275104998881106949398834
106GMJPN 2739Tomoko Kamio
Sotaro Takeda(Pineapple)8DNS100DNF1069889STP
83949610681853
107NJPN 2809Masaru Noguchi
Tomohiro Sugita/Takefumi NoguchiE Wild Boar98746883UFDDNFDNFDNFDNCDNCDNC59874
RankMasterLevelSail#NameBoat NameBowNo.R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11NET
108GMJPN 2960George Motoyoshi
Takeru KojimaT@4@296DNSDNCDNCDNCRETDNCDNCBFD891765879
109GMJPN 2609Takayuki Matsumoto
Tomoyo MatsumotoTINTA110DNS1059999RETDNCDNCNSC104STP
64STP
78903
110NJPN 2725Naoki Sawada
Chikako ShimoshigeGoto Islands55STP
869786RETDNCDNCDNC92103104101905
111GMJPN 2867Kenichi Kaneko
Sumiko Akiyoshisuu609610798105RETDNCDNC10510191103924
112SGMAUS 2747Anthony Brand
Carolyn JohnstonOtohime3395106106107DNFDNCDNC108106107104957
113NJPN 2457Taizo Kaneko
Hiroto KanekoYellow97DNSNSCSTP
106103DNFDNFDNF10710210591968
114GMAUS 2793Melissa Crawford
David RoseRattle and Hum68DNSDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC1062
114 USA 2994Alyosha Strum‑Palerm
Abbie ChippsMagpie15DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC1062
114SGMJPN 2808Yoji Ishikawa
Kei NishiyamaMartian Kitty81DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC1062
114GMJPN 2708Shinichi Yamazaki
Yuji Ishihara/Madoka KawataniAUT‑DYC104DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC1062