{"id":40122,"date":"2026-06-14T05:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/40122\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T05:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:35:12","slug":"tasar-world-championship-2026-in-okinawa-japan-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/40122\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasar World Championship 2026 in Okinawa, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tasar World Championship 2026 in Okinawa, Japan – Overall
\n by Tasar Worlds Committee 13 Jun 22:09 PDT
\n 4\u201312 June 2026<\/p>\n

\"Henri-Lloyd
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\nThe Tasar World Championships 2026, hosted at Okuma Private Beach & Resort in Kunigami Village, Okinawa, concluded on 12th June after nine days of competition. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe 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. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe 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. \n<\/p>\n


\nSecond 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. \n<\/p>\n


\nFinishing 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: \n<\/p>\n


\n“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.” \n<\/p>\n


\nApproximately 300 participants, including sailors, officials and families, gathered in Kunigami Village from six countries for the championship. \n<\/p>\n


\nThroughout 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. \n<\/p>\n


\nAs 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. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe 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. \n<\/p>\n


\nComments 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. \n<\/p>\n


\n“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.” \n<\/p>\n


\nRunner-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.” \n<\/p>\n


\nOverall Results: \n<\/p>\n


\nPosCategorySail NoHelm and CrewBoat NameBow No.R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Pts
\n1MUSA 2690Dalton Bergan
\nLindsay BerganLoop45661324117UFD11135
\n2SGMUSA 2981Jonathan Mckee
\nLibby Johnson MckeeDr Beverly101228182111415237
\n3GMJPN 2741Kazuishi Ito
\nYasuaki MuragishiZRex15482532716303261
\n4SGMUSA 2982Jay Renehan
\nLisa RenehanOl\u00e94310135156822242964
\n5NAUS 2951Noah Taylor
\nAndrew ReedAutoco93413181535221952773
\n6SGMAUS 2969Heather Macfarlane
\nChris PayneWAC401274144171829103879
\n7NJPN 2806Ari Kunimi
\nJin Shiozaki\/Daichi IshidoRoute 1341129271191735109164489
\n8NJPN 2988Saki Matsunae
\nEri HatayamaNone99259322727161318113102
\n9MUSA 2983Michael Karas
\nMolly KarasSkookum3623936147338223414108
\n10NAUS 2948Jon Holroyd
\nLeo HolroydBlueRock13751711231962350221111
\n11SGMAUS 2857Craig Mcphee
\nGillian BerryRoll Your Own591317252129512812821117
\n12GMAUS 2980Chris Dance
\nJarka KluthMagic49RET227382491330112710153
\n13NJPN 2749Akihiro Morita
\nTomoyo MoritaHa\u2011chan651619556311829447625156
\n14GMAUS 2823Andrew Martin
\nPhilip PotterGoes to 1127341524166571710285915165
\n15SGMAUS 2941Alistair Murray
\nKyoko KonoAl Capitan23202919312016117UFD14RET167
\n16NJPN 2736Taro Yamamura
\nShuto Shiba\u00a031691122212433441RET34172
\n17NAUS 2925Hugh Tait
\nZachary Tait\/Anna TaitSerendipity38DNSDNS23121911418274513172
\n18GMAUS 2968Claire Medd
\nSimon MeddRebel Rebel6431254842222372752519180
\n19NUSA 2399Philip Gordon
\nEsther GoodellRadicchio10633211524574136523297193
\n20NJPN 3000Mitsuteru Ishikawa
\nYuka Akamatsu\/Katsuji IshiguroSkidbladnir52322362825144124242138197
\n21MJPN 2761Mitsuru Komatsu
\nTakumi NishiharaStrawberry Shake7717266269104937302840203
\n22MJPN 2987Satoshi Kami
\nSaori KamiMegaptera II172636101713212754333331211
\n23NJPN 2716Masaki Kobayashi
\nEgao SunagaBLUE MOON564414161511RETDNC48201035213
\n24NJPN 2616Makita Shogo
\nHanazaki RyuyaJade4618284235UFD55536131323231
\n25NAUS 2811Ian Taylor
\nNaomi TaylorWhite Potayto48274935181033255140406234
\n26SGMAUS 2964Gary Ratcliffe
\nRobyn RatcliffeRATz 379151654303312258582346240
\n27MAUS 2859Ross Martin
\nNatasha NugentWindfix71213138484252401637924258
\n28MAUS 2852Murray O’Brien
\nLiam O’Brien\/Anna O’BrienFar Out52212502662152840485428269
\n29GMJPN 2997Yutaka Murayama
\nAtsushi InoueDarkstar74DNS3533108121546835658273
\n30SGMUSA 2916Chris Lanzinger
\nMolly LanzingerSuper Bad34STP
\n9DNSDNC13162820BFD263112273
\n31GMJPN 2589Naoki Inoue
\nKeiko InoueRainbow Runner6528275545475115323620281
\n32SGMJPN 3005Ikuya Tanaka
\nNoriko TanakaKai Onaona72553929344854603151950291
\n33NJPN 2726Kaname Mizuno
\nMiki Mizuno\/Natsuho MizunoSummer Sail71411283736BFD3221575761293
\n34SGMAUS 2952Kerry Fyfe
\nMichael ObrienFaking Clever82483032STP
\n43121319DSQ546743294
\n35NJPN 2706Makoto Yamada
\nJiei MichishitaExtreme832340403327374372884118302
\n36NJPN 2862Yoshihiro Suzuki
\nHikaru ShimoishiWild Gybe90561870728DNF9BFD69379303
\n37NUSA 3007Tim Scanlon
\nMelissa MossarBeluga20DNF20202032RETDNC424445305
\n38NJPN 2767Yumi Noishiki
\nJun YasukagawaRouge \u00c9clat18756121495239683111839311
\n39SGMAUS 2911Peter Davies
\nPia Lehtonen\u2011DaviesAnother Roady241150571918233569388070320
\n40NJPN 2458Kazuto Seki
\nSoichiro Seki\/Takuto SekiSunny10346242244342023734497BFD330
\n41NAUS 2760Ryan Moreton
\nMillie SpencerHappy Flighting143733395337264282457126338
\n42MJPN 2959Mahoro Sekiguchi
\nRyo UematsuDestino25143454540315212563241340
\n43NUSA 2380Kenna Reed
\nPayne DonaldsonViolet Begonias423938146976DNCDNC20213530342
\n44MJPN 2748Takashi Yonemoto
\nTomoyuki Miyashita\u201131952367151534532254348351
\n45NAUS 2956Neil Long
\nThomas MaddockThe weekend1004762604130363943348622352
\n46GMJPN 2705Yasuhira Ueda
\nNoriko UedaKaito85425134547349642885542363
\n47GMJPN 2881Kaori Karube
\nNorikuni Kaihokaitaro6245452668RET65471931UFD17363
\n48NJPN 2615Fumihiro Machiyama
\nKaoru Kawai261580104763STP
\n84433826454647RET365
\n49NJPN 3006Joji Tatsumiya
\nHironobu TakahashiJOJI357363451293845BFD35UFD4651365
\n50GMAUS 2996David Johnson
\nSteven PowerKnot Appropriate508341906735302452177533374
\n51NAUS 2966Luke Owen
\nIvy OwenGood \/ Not Good6660104465049444433392685391
\n52NJPN 2395Ryuichi Kitajima
\nTatsuhiko IdoMIRACLE943564RET232625217176UFD52393
\nRankMasterLevelSail#NameBoat NameBowNo.R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11NET
\n53NJPN 2740Shunto Sakama
\nToshi SakamaS Dreams88DNS444346DNSDNFDNF143716409
\n54NJPN 2469Koki Takahashi
\nAtsushi KawazoeShould be fine10928606440444646496038STP
\n79411
\n55GMGER 2972Stephan Heim
\nSusanne Schwickerttpa54STP
\n6456796253483836732037414
\n56MJPN 2998Tamotsu Aritomo
\nNaruho IgarashiGimlet286263497755505926297644437
\n57SGMAUS 2977John Balass
\nHeather FortonEdge of Equanimity214053873939621461907262442
\n58SGMAUS 2883Peter Davis
\nKaren DavisSMAC19414671325429301009510153451
\n59NAUS 2830Stuart Templeton
\nNicole Kidman\/Poppy TempletonOogy Wawa872942DNC52633231906868102475
\n60SGMAUS 2924Chas Thompson
\nLorraine ThompsonLoddon Calling588954304358675875498547481
\n61MJPN 2732Ryohei Doi
\nKeiichiro ItagakiHITACHI70493237987534RET67716069494
\n62NAUS 2919Ben Schulz
\nLuke SchulzI am Groote7530675851696634885573DNC503
\n63NTWN 2707Yu\u2011Lin Yang
\nKuan\u2011Ming
\nChen\u2011108DNS58848156RET7253351260511
\n64MJPN 2200Yoshiaki Nagai
\nHirokazu Taniguchi\/Shizuho SuzukiNY ssth Japan8684896959UFDBFDBFD259257512
\n65NAUS 2895Kirstin Norris
\nIngrid VinotADF 1113STP
\n675767274668DNF70655884525
\n66SGMNED 298Constantijn Udo
\nJan Kellermann SlotemakerAppetasar968716157DNC42NSC64634266534
\n67MJPN 2880Yohei Ikeda
\nWaki IkedaPale Blue Dot29386544UFD7461RET41644999535
\n68MJPN 2861Norihiro Miwa
\nYamada Tatsuyaprime787790STP
\n426572645455UFD62STP
\n46537
\n69MAUS 2995Brad Schafferius
\nMark Willson\/Emma WillsonSirius117676736641404898877456550
\n70NJPN 2217Toshihisa Mitoma
\nErika Morishima2217437080816481588339535155551
\n71MJPN 2978Yuya Nakamura
\nKazuya NakamuraKiichan375937317085827065759979568
\n72NAUS 2827Erin Sims
\nJames BeltonHead Ache61436976477974DNF804753DNC568
\n73NJPN 2605Okimura Nana
\nTomoko Ohara26051015448788270707374516664570
\n74SGMAUS 2963Blaise Vinot
\nKate VinotSail a Vie1250665660597555769181RET578
\n75NJPN 2073Daigo Washio
\nOuka SoumaYACHTING WORLD
\nSEAFUN111585582748251636352UFDDNC580
\n76NJPN 2730Yuka Chiba
\nMana KawachiBakers51728553858473BFD47433987581
\n77MJPN 2764Masaya Kobayashi
\nTomoko Kobayashi\/Kaede Kawata\u00a0226177559478787766UFD4849589
\n78NJPN 2713Suguru Kumakura
\nMizuki Ichimuraricordo8924704775RETDNCDNF62805074600
\n79SGMAUS 2819Derek Hadwen
\nLaurie HoffmanFIrefly766559598464816596747763607
\n80GMJPN 2671Yusuke Sakai
\nKen MiyashitaSakura26DNS8272636660STP
\n6379859054624
\n81MAUS 2945Anthony Walsh
\nEmily Walsh\/Elizabeth De CastellaUp 2 Us1673731007280565093728275633
\n82NJPN 2675Yuki Kaseda
\nMasakazu TsurukawayaDolly\u2011Pan\u2011Go84STP
\n65815258DNFDNFDNF6892STP
\n7136641
\n83NJPN 2205Misaki Taira
\nNohara Manami\/Yuna Kobayashi\u2011117DNS91779596DNSDNC34421683652
\n84NUSA 2888Patrick Mauro
\nKatherine BielyStrictly Platonic47787294964759STP
\n57789710073654
\n85SGMJPN 3004Hiroyuki Nakamoto
\nSumiko IshimaruVamos328284808888808456626177666
\n86MJPN 2715Yoshinobu Kure
\nKaori Kure\/Naoki KanekoIchigo955778668067876795999472668
\n87GMAUS 2770Peter Listrup
\nVirginia ListrupDITTO358193657350907486818486680
\n88SGMAUS 2618Raymond Martin
\nRosemary HoganQuokka Rocket67677597786571DNF91786990684
\n89NAUS 2896Marcus Livingstone
\nKalin JohnADF 211653878886686378101988380686
\n90NJPN 2810Ayaka Ohminami
\nFumina MoriguchiJPN 2810929395899297868050616582698
\n91NAUS 2898Patrick Black
\nLachlan WheatleyADF 3114909292906143611047910294702
\n92GMAUS 2962Boyd Newton
\nKylie SymondsRastasarmouse6379748591608476103679888704
\n93NJPN 2593Jumpei Hinata
\nMasaru Kondo2593105DNS79STP
\n967671835784827897706
\n94MJPN 2207Shoichiro Okada
\nReo Kinjo\/Hikari Nohara\u00a0308894748993917560UFD8967726
\n95MJPN 2287Syunsuke Okamura
\nYoichi SanoN1078699102DNC8976798359UFDSTP
\n72745
\n96SGMUSA 2392Luis Madrid
\nBrian JohnsonMaple Sugar39921036810194DNFDNF7736STP
\n8989749
\n97SGMAUS 2872Neil Temperley
\nJanice ChurchElusive1027188101797792DNF876610395756
\n98NJPN 2328Masataka Mamiya
\nHiroshi SegawaNOANK69RETDNSDNC8783726997937968766
\n99NJPN 2999Yusaku Akiyoshi
\nKai Fujita\/Nagito HosodaJPN 2999115DNS8391DNC907771STP
\n90848796769
\n100GMJPN 2821Nobufusa Tomuro
\nTakeshi Yamamoto\/Kaiichiro Tomuroflying tigar2580DNSDNC6186RETDNF5710052NSC790
\n101NJPN 2230Nobuyuki Saito
\nAyaka Narazakiweekendsailingchannel5387961041009579STP
\n678110592STP
\n93790
\n102SGMJPN 2676Toru Arakawa
\nHiroko Matsuura\/Kenji Okamotoisana73DNS86939392RETDNC857764100808
\n103NAUS 2349Petra Johnson
\nChristopher Johnson\/Lorna MorrisonLike lighting449498961029185DNF102709593824
\n104NAUS 2792Ben Bristow
\nAletta BristowCombined Effort9191101103978769DNF998696DNC829
\n105GMJPN 2720Toshihide Komatsu
\nMakoto Oka\/Kenichiro OoiFujin41DNS10275104998881106949398834
\n106GMJPN 2739Tomoko Kamio
\nSotaro Takeda(Pineapple)8DNS100DNF1069889STP
\n83949610681853
\n107NJPN 2809Masaru Noguchi
\nTomohiro Sugita\/Takefumi NoguchiE Wild Boar98746883UFDDNFDNFDNFDNCDNCDNC59874
\nRankMasterLevelSail#NameBoat NameBowNo.R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11NET
\n108GMJPN 2960George Motoyoshi
\nTakeru KojimaT@4@296DNSDNCDNCDNCRETDNCDNCBFD891765879
\n109GMJPN 2609Takayuki Matsumoto
\nTomoyo MatsumotoTINTA110DNS1059999RETDNCDNCNSC104STP
\n64STP
\n78903
\n110NJPN 2725Naoki Sawada
\nChikako ShimoshigeGoto Islands55STP
\n869786RETDNCDNCDNC92103104101905
\n111GMJPN 2867Kenichi Kaneko
\nSumiko Akiyoshisuu609610798105RETDNCDNC10510191103924
\n112SGMAUS 2747Anthony Brand
\nCarolyn JohnstonOtohime3395106106107DNFDNCDNC108106107104957
\n113NJPN 2457Taizo Kaneko
\nHiroto KanekoYellow97DNSNSCSTP
\n106103DNFDNFDNF10710210591968
\n114GMAUS 2793Melissa Crawford
\nDavid RoseRattle and Hum68DNSDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC1062
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\nAbbie ChippsMagpie15DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC1062
\n114SGMJPN 2808Yoji Ishikawa
\nKei NishiyamaMartian Kitty81DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC1062
\n114GMJPN 2708Shinichi Yamazaki
\nYuji Ishihara\/Madoka KawataniAUT\u2011DYC104DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC1062 <\/p>\n

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