Tasar World Championship 2026 in Okinawa, Japan

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.

Dalton Bergan and Lindsay Bergan win the Tasar World Championships in Japan - photo © Junichi Hirai

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.

Jonathan McKee and Libby Johnson McKee, Second Overall and Super Grand Masters Division winners (combined crew age of 120 years or more) at the Tasar World Championships in Japan - photo © Junichi Hirai

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."

Kazushi Ito and Yasuaki Muragishi, Third Overall and Grand Masters Division winners (combined crew age of 100–119 years) at the Tasar World Championships in Japan - photo © Junichi Hirai

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.

Competitors navigate over the reef to the race course during the Tasar World Championships in Japan - photo © Junichi Hirai

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.

Podium at the Tasar World Championships in Japan - photo © Junichi Hirai

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.

Dalton Bergan and Lindsay Bergan win the Tasar World Championships in Japan - photo © Junichi Hirai

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:

Pos	Category	Sail No	Helm and Crew	Boat Name	Bow No.	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts
1	M	USA 2690	Dalton Bergan Lindsay Bergan	Loop	45	6	6	1	3	2	4	1	17	UFD	1	11	35
2	SGM	USA 2981	Jonathan Mckee Libby Johnson Mckee	Dr Beverly	10	1	2	2	8	1	8	2	11	14	15	2	37
3	GM	JPN 2741	Kazuishi Ito Yasuaki Muragishi	ZRex	1	5	4	8	25	3	2	7	1	6	30	32	61
4	SGM	USA 2982	Jay Renehan Lisa Renehan	Olé	4	3	10	13	5	15	6	8	2	2	24	29	64
5	N	AUS 2951	Noah Taylor Andrew Reed	Autoco	93	4	13	18	1	5	3	5	22	19	5	27	73
6	SGM	AUS 2969	Heather Macfarlane Chris Payne	WAC	40	12	7	4	14	4	17	18	29	10	3	8	79
7	N	JPN 2806	Ari Kunimi Jin Shiozaki/Daichi Ishido	Route 134	112	9	27	11	9	17	35	10	9	16	4	4	89
8	N	JPN 2988	Saki Matsunae Eri Hatayama	None	99	25	9	3	22	7	27	16	13	18	11	3	102
9	M	USA 2983	Michael Karas Molly Karas	Skookum	36	2	3	9	36	14	7	3	38	22	34	14	108
10	N	AUS 2948	Jon Holroyd Leo Holroyd	BlueRock	13	7	5	17	11	23	19	6	23	50	22	1	111
11	SGM	AUS 2857	Craig Mcphee Gillian Berry	Roll Your Own	59	13	17	25	21	29	5	12	8	12	8	21	117
12	GM	AUS 2980	Chris Dance Jarka Kluth	Magic	49	RET	22	7	38	24	9	13	30	11	27	10	153
13	N	JPN 2749	Akihiro Morita Tomoyo Morita	Ha‑chan	65	16	19	5	56	31	18	29	44	7	6	25	156
14	GM	AUS 2823	Andrew Martin Philip Potter	Goes to 11	27	34	15	24	16	6	57	17	10	28	59	15	165
15	SGM	AUS 2941	Alistair Murray Kyoko Kono	Al Capitan	23	20	29	19	31	20	16	11	7	UFD	14	RET	167
16	N	JPN 2736	Taro Yamamura Shuto Shiba		31	69	1	12	2	21	24	33	4	41	RET	34	172
17	N	AUS 2925	Hugh Tait Zachary Tait/Anna Tait	Serendipity	38	DNS	DNS	23	12	19	11	4	18	27	45	13	172
18	GM	AUS 2968	Claire Medd Simon Medd	Rebel Rebel	64	31	25	48	4	22	22	37	27	5	25	19	180
19	N	USA 2399	Philip Gordon Esther Goodell	Radicchio	106	33	21	15	24	57	41	36	5	23	29	7	193
20	N	JPN 3000	Mitsuteru Ishikawa Yuka Akamatsu/Katsuji Ishiguro	Skidbladnir	52	32	23	6	28	25	14	41	24	24	21	38	197
21	M	JPN 2761	Mitsuru Komatsu Takumi Nishihara	Strawberry Shake	77	17	26	62	6	9	10	49	37	30	28	40	203
22	M	JPN 2987	Satoshi Kami Saori Kami	Megaptera II	17	26	36	10	17	13	21	27	54	33	33	31	211
23	N	JPN 2716	Masaki Kobayashi Egao Sunaga	BLUE MOON	56	44	14	16	15	11	RET	DNC	48	20	10	35	213
24	N	JPN 2616	Makita Shogo Hanazaki Ryuya	Jade	46	18	28	42	35	UFD	55	53	6	13	13	23	231
25	N	AUS 2811	Ian Taylor Naomi Taylor	White Potayto	48	27	49	35	18	10	33	25	51	40	40	6	234
26	SGM	AUS 2964	Gary Ratcliffe Robyn Ratcliffe	RATz 3	79	15	16	54	30	33	1	22	58	58	23	46	240
27	M	AUS 2859	Ross Martin Natasha Nugent	Windfix	71	21	31	38	48	42	52	40	16	37	9	24	258
28	M	AUS 2852	Murray O'Brien Liam O'Brien/Anna O'Brien	Far Out	5	22	12	50	26	62	15	28	40	48	54	28	269
29	GM	JPN 2997	Yutaka Murayama Atsushi Inoue	Darkstar	74	DNS	35	33	10	8	12	15	46	83	56	58	273
30	SGM	USA 2916	Chris Lanzinger Molly Lanzinger	Super Bad	34	STP 9	DNS	DNC	13	16	28	20	BFD	26	31	12	273
31	GM	JPN 2589	Naoki Inoue Keiko Inoue	Rainbow Runner	6	52	8	27	55	45	47	51	15	32	36	20	281
32	SGM	JPN 3005	Ikuya Tanaka Noriko Tanaka	Kai Onaona	72	55	39	29	34	48	54	60	3	15	19	50	291
33	N	JPN 2726	Kaname Mizuno Miki Mizuno/Natsuho Mizuno	Summer Sail	7	14	11	28	37	36	BFD	32	21	57	57	61	293
34	SGM	AUS 2952	Kerry Fyfe Michael Obrien	Faking Clever	82	48	30	32	STP 43	12	13	19	DSQ	54	67	43	294
35	N	JPN 2706	Makoto Yamada Jiei Michishita	Extreme	83	23	40	40	33	27	37	43	72	88	41	18	302
36	N	JPN 2862	Yoshihiro Suzuki Hikaru Shimoishi	Wild Gybe	90	56	18	70	7	28	DNF	9	BFD	69	37	9	303
37	N	USA 3007	Tim Scanlon Melissa Mossar	Beluga	20	DNF	20	20	20	32	RET	DNC	42	4	44	5	305
38	N	JPN 2767	Yumi Noishiki Jun Yasukagawa	Rouge Éclat	18	75	61	21	49	52	39	68	31	1	18	39	311
39	SGM	AUS 2911	Peter Davies Pia Lehtonen‑Davies	Another Roady	24	11	50	57	19	18	23	35	69	38	80	70	320
40	N	JPN 2458	Kazuto Seki Soichiro Seki/Takuto Seki	Sunny	103	46	24	22	44	34	20	23	73	44	97	BFD	330
41	N	AUS 2760	Ryan Moreton Millie Spencer	Happy Flighting	14	37	33	39	53	37	26	42	82	45	71	26	338
42	M	JPN 2959	Mahoro Sekiguchi Ryo Uematsu	Destino	2	51	43	45	45	40	31	52	12	56	32	41	340
43	N	USA 2380	Kenna Reed Payne Donaldson	Violet Begonias	42	39	38	14	69	76	DNC	DNC	20	21	35	30	342
44	M	JPN 2748	Takashi Yonemoto Tomoyuki Miyashita	‑	3	19	52	36	71	51	53	45	32	25	43	48	351
45	N	AUS 2956	Neil Long Thomas Maddock	The weekend	100	47	62	60	41	30	36	39	43	34	86	22	352
46	GM	JPN 2705	Yasuhira Ueda Noriko Ueda	Kaito	85	42	51	34	54	73	49	64	28	8	55	42	363
47	GM	JPN 2881	Kaori Karube Norikuni Kaiho	kaitaro	62	45	45	26	68	RET	65	47	19	31	UFD	17	363
48	N	JPN 2615	Fumihiro Machiyama Kaoru Kawai	2615	80	10	47	63	STP 84	43	38	26	45	46	47	RET	365
49	N	JPN 3006	Joji Tatsumiya Hironobu Takahashi	JOJI3	57	36	34	51	29	38	45	BFD	35	UFD	46	51	365
50	GM	AUS 2996	David Johnson Steven Power	Knot Appropriate	50	83	41	90	67	35	30	24	52	17	75	33	374
51	N	AUS 2966	Luke Owen Ivy Owen	Good / Not Good	66	60	104	46	50	49	44	44	33	39	26	85	391
52	N	JPN 2395	Ryuichi Kitajima Tatsuhiko Ido	MIRACLE	94	35	64	RET	23	26	25	21	71	76	UFD	52	393
Rank	MasterLevel	Sail#	Name	Boat Name	BowNo.	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	NET
53	N	JPN 2740	Shunto Sakama Toshi Sakama	S Dreams	88	DNS	44	43	46	DNS	DNF	DNF	14	3	7	16	409
54	N	JPN 2469	Koki Takahashi Atsushi Kawazoe	Should be fine	109	28	60	64	40	44	46	46	49	60	38	STP 79	411
55	GM	GER 2972	Stephan Heim Susanne Schwickert	tpa	54	STP 64	56	79	62	53	48	38	36	73	20	37	414
56	M	JPN 2998	Tamotsu Aritomo Naruho Igarashi	Gimlet	28	62	63	49	77	55	50	59	26	29	76	44	437
57	SGM	AUS 2977	John Balass Heather Forton	Edge of Equanimity	21	40	53	87	39	39	62	14	61	90	72	62	442
58	SGM	AUS 2883	Peter Davis Karen Davis	SMAC	19	41	46	71	32	54	29	30	100	95	101	53	451
59	N	AUS 2830	Stuart Templeton Nicole Kidman/Poppy Templeton	Oogy Wawa	87	29	42	DNC	52	63	32	31	90	68	68	102	475
60	SGM	AUS 2924	Chas Thompson Lorraine Thompson	Loddon Calling	58	89	54	30	43	58	67	58	75	49	85	47	481
61	M	JPN 2732	Ryohei Doi Keiichiro Itagaki	HITACHI	70	49	32	37	98	75	34	RET	67	71	60	69	494
62	N	AUS 2919	Ben Schulz Luke Schulz	I am Groote	75	30	67	58	51	69	66	34	88	55	73	DNC	503
63	N	TWN 2707	Yu‑Lin Yang Kuan‑Ming Chen	‑	108	DNS	58	84	81	56	RET	72	53	35	12	60	511
64	M	JPN 2200	Yoshiaki Nagai Hirokazu Taniguchi/Shizuho Suzuki	NY ssth Japan	86	84	89	69	59	UFD	BFD	BFD	25	9	2	57	512
65	N	AUS 2895	Kirstin Norris Ingrid Vinot	ADF 1	113	STP 67	57	67	27	46	68	DNF	70	65	58	84	525
66	SGM	NED 298	Constantijn Udo Jan Kellermann Slotemaker	Appetasar	9	68	71	61	57	DNC	42	NSC	64	63	42	66	534
67	M	JPN 2880	Yohei Ikeda Waki Ikeda	Pale Blue Dot	29	38	65	44	UFD	74	61	RET	41	64	49	99	535
68	M	JPN 2861	Norihiro Miwa Yamada Tatsuya	prime	78	77	90	STP 42	65	72	64	54	55	UFD	62	STP 46	537
69	M	AUS 2995	Brad Schafferius Mark Willson/Emma Willson	Sirius	11	76	76	73	66	41	40	48	98	87	74	56	550
70	N	JPN 2217	Toshihisa Mitoma Erika Morishima	2217	43	70	80	81	64	81	58	83	39	53	51	55	551
71	M	JPN 2978	Yuya Nakamura Kazuya Nakamura	Kiichan	37	59	37	31	70	85	82	70	65	75	99	79	568
72	N	AUS 2827	Erin Sims James Belton	Head Ache	61	43	69	76	47	79	74	DNF	80	47	53	DNC	568
73	N	JPN 2605	Okimura Nana Tomoko Ohara	2605	101	54	48	78	82	70	70	73	74	51	66	64	570
74	SGM	AUS 2963	Blaise Vinot Kate Vinot	Sail a Vie	12	50	66	56	60	59	75	55	76	91	81	RET	578
75	N	JPN 2073	Daigo Washio Ouka Souma	YACHTING WORLD SEAFUN	111	58	55	82	74	82	51	63	63	52	UFD	DNC	580
76	N	JPN 2730	Yuka Chiba Mana Kawachi	Bakers	51	72	85	53	85	84	73	BFD	47	43	39	87	581
77	M	JPN 2764	Masaya Kobayashi Tomoko Kobayashi/Kaede Kawata		22	61	77	55	94	78	78	77	66	UFD	48	49	589
78	N	JPN 2713	Suguru Kumakura Mizuki Ichimura	ricordo	89	24	70	47	75	RET	DNC	DNF	62	80	50	74	600
79	SGM	AUS 2819	Derek Hadwen Laurie Hoffman	FIrefly	76	65	59	59	84	64	81	65	96	74	77	63	607
80	GM	JPN 2671	Yusuke Sakai Ken Miyashita	Sakura	26	DNS	82	72	63	66	60	STP 63	79	85	90	54	624
81	M	AUS 2945	Anthony Walsh Emily Walsh/Elizabeth De Castella	Up 2 Us	16	73	73	100	72	80	56	50	93	72	82	75	633
82	N	JPN 2675	Yuki Kaseda Masakazu Tsurukawaya	Dolly‑Pan‑Go	84	STP 65	81	52	58	DNF	DNF	DNF	68	92	STP 71	36	641
83	N	JPN 2205	Misaki Taira Nohara Manami/Yuna Kobayashi	‑	117	DNS	91	77	95	96	DNS	DNC	34	42	16	83	652
84	N	USA 2888	Patrick Mauro Katherine Biely	Strictly Platonic	47	78	72	94	96	47	59	STP 57	78	97	100	73	654
85	SGM	JPN 3004	Hiroyuki Nakamoto Sumiko Ishimaru	Vamos	32	82	84	80	88	88	80	84	56	62	61	77	666
86	M	JPN 2715	Yoshinobu Kure Kaori Kure/Naoki Kaneko	Ichigo	95	57	78	66	80	67	87	67	95	99	94	72	668
87	GM	AUS 2770	Peter Listrup Virginia Listrup	DITTO	35	81	93	65	73	50	90	74	86	81	84	86	680
88	SGM	AUS 2618	Raymond Martin Rosemary Hogan	Quokka Rocket	67	67	75	97	78	65	71	DNF	91	78	69	90	684
89	N	AUS 2896	Marcus Livingstone Kalin John	ADF 2	116	53	87	88	86	68	63	78	101	98	83	80	686
90	N	JPN 2810	Ayaka Ohminami Fumina Moriguchi	JPN 2810	92	93	95	89	92	97	86	80	50	61	65	82	698
91	N	AUS 2898	Patrick Black Lachlan Wheatley	ADF 3	114	90	92	92	90	61	43	61	104	79	102	94	702
92	GM	AUS 2962	Boyd Newton Kylie Symonds	Rastasarmouse	63	79	74	85	91	60	84	76	103	67	98	88	704
93	N	JPN 2593	Jumpei Hinata Masaru Kondo	2593	105	DNS	79	STP 96	76	71	83	57	84	82	78	97	706
94	M	JPN 2207	Shoichiro Okada Reo Kinjo/Hikari Nohara		30	88	94	74	89	93	91	75	60	UFD	89	67	726
95	M	JPN 2287	Syunsuke Okamura Yoichi Sano	N	107	86	99	102	DNC	89	76	79	83	59	UFD	STP 72	745
96	SGM	USA 2392	Luis Madrid Brian Johnson	Maple Sugar	39	92	103	68	101	94	DNF	DNF	77	36	STP 89	89	749
97	SGM	AUS 2872	Neil Temperley Janice Church	Elusive	102	71	88	101	79	77	92	DNF	87	66	103	95	756
98	N	JPN 2328	Masataka Mamiya Hiroshi Segawa	NOANK	69	RET	DNS	DNC	87	83	72	69	97	93	79	68	766
99	N	JPN 2999	Yusaku Akiyoshi Kai Fujita/Nagito Hosoda	JPN 2999	115	DNS	83	91	DNC	90	77	71	STP 90	84	87	96	769
100	GM	JPN 2821	Nobufusa Tomuro Takeshi Yamamoto/Kaiichiro Tomuro	flying tigar	25	80	DNS	DNC	61	86	RET	DNF	57	100	52	NSC	790
101	N	JPN 2230	Nobuyuki Saito Ayaka Narazaki	weekendsailingchannel	53	87	96	104	100	95	79	STP 67	81	105	92	STP 93	790
102	SGM	JPN 2676	Toru Arakawa Hiroko Matsuura/Kenji Okamoto	isana	73	DNS	86	93	93	92	RET	DNC	85	77	64	100	808
103	N	AUS 2349	Petra Johnson Christopher Johnson/Lorna Morrison	Like lighting	44	94	98	96	102	91	85	DNF	102	70	95	93	824
104	N	AUS 2792	Ben Bristow Aletta Bristow	Combined Effort	91	91	101	103	97	87	69	DNF	99	86	96	DNC	829
105	GM	JPN 2720	Toshihide Komatsu Makoto Oka/Kenichiro Ooi	Fujin	41	DNS	102	75	104	99	88	81	106	94	93	98	834
106	GM	JPN 2739	Tomoko Kamio Sotaro Takeda	(Pineapple)	8	DNS	100	DNF	106	98	89	STP 83	94	96	106	81	853
107	N	JPN 2809	Masaru Noguchi Tomohiro Sugita/Takefumi Noguchi	E Wild Boar	98	74	68	83	UFD	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	59	874
Rank	MasterLevel	Sail#	Name	Boat Name	BowNo.	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	NET
108	GM	JPN 2960	George Motoyoshi Takeru Kojima	T@4@2	96	DNS	DNC	DNC	DNC	RET	DNC	DNC	BFD	89	17	65	879
109	GM	JPN 2609	Takayuki Matsumoto Tomoyo Matsumoto	TINTA	110	DNS	105	99	99	RET	DNC	DNC	NSC	104	STP 64	STP 78	903
110	N	JPN 2725	Naoki Sawada Chikako Shimoshige	Goto Islands	55	STP 86	97	86	RET	DNC	DNC	DNC	92	103	104	101	905
111	GM	JPN 2867	Kenichi Kaneko Sumiko Akiyoshi	suu	60	96	107	98	105	RET	DNC	DNC	105	101	91	103	924
112	SGM	AUS 2747	Anthony Brand Carolyn Johnston	Otohime	33	95	106	106	107	DNF	DNC	DNC	108	106	107	104	957
113	N	JPN 2457	Taizo Kaneko Hiroto Kaneko	Yellow	97	DNS	NSC	STP 106	103	DNF	DNF	DNF	107	102	105	91	968
114	GM	AUS 2793	Melissa Crawford David Rose	Rattle and Hum	68	DNS	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	1062
114		USA 2994	Alyosha Strum‑Palerm Abbie Chipps	Magpie	15	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	1062
114	SGM	JPN 2808	Yoji Ishikawa Kei Nishiyama	Martian Kitty	81	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	1062
114	GM	JPN 2708	Shinichi Yamazaki Yuji Ishihara/Madoka Kawatani	AUT‑DYC	104	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	1062