Tasar World Championship

The Tasar World Championship is an bi-annual international sailing regatta for Tasar (dinghy) class, they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Tasar Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. The class gained World Sailing recognition at the end of 2001.[1]

Events edit

Host cities of the Tasar World Championship
Ed. Year Host Participant Ref
Host club Location Nat. Boats Sailors Nations Cont. Ref
01 2003-06-20 to 06–27 Canadian Forces Sailing Association Esquimalt, BC   Canada 62 126 6 4 [2][3]
02 2005-07-01 to 07–08   Darwin Sailing Club Darwin   Australia 130 261 6 4 [4]
03 2007-07-02 to 07–11 Australian Tasar Council
/ Cape Panwa Hotel
Phuket   Thailand 58 116 8 5 [5][6][7]
04 2009-09-18 to 09–27 Wakayama Sailing Center Wakayama   Japan 78 175 6 4 [8][9]
05 2011-09-16 to 09–23   Royal Torbay Yacht Club Torbay   United Kingdom 53 106 6 4 [10][11][12]
06 2013-08-10 to 08–17 Columbia Gorge Racing Association Cascade Locks, Oregon   United States 59 118 6 4 [13][14][15][16][17]
07 2015-01-02 to 01–09   Geographe Bay Yacht Club Busselton   Australia 122 244 7 4 [18][19][20]
08 2017-07-30 to 08–06 Gamagori   Japan 97 208 5 4 [21][22][23]
09 2019-07-29 to 08–03   Hayling Island Sailing Club Hayling Island   United Kingdom 67 134 7 4 [24][25][26]
2021-09-10 to 09–18   Seattle Yacht Club
/   Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle
Seattle, Washington   United States Delay to 2022 due to COVID [27]
10 2022-09-17 to 09–25   Seattle Yacht Club
/   Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle
Seattle, Washington   United States 30 60 4 3 [28][29][30]
11 2024-01-02 to 01–09   Sandringham Yacht Club Melbourne   Australia

Multiple World Champions edit

Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2022.

Ranking Sailor Gold Silver Bronze Total No. Entries* Ref.
1   Robert Douglass (AUS) 3 3 1 7 9 [31]
1   Nicole Douglass (AUS) 3 3 1 7 9 [32]
3   Jonathan McKee (USA) 3 1 0 4 5 [33]
3   Libby Johnson Mckee (USA) 3 1 0 4 5 [34]

Medalists edit

Year / Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2003
details
  Jonathan McKee (USA)
  Libby Johnson-McKee (USA)
  Carol Buchan (USA)
  Carl Buchan (USA)
  Jay Renehan (USA)
  Lisa Renehan (USA)
[35]
2005
details
  Robert Douglass
Nicole Douglass (AUS)
  Craig McPhee
Kevin Kellow (AUS)
  Ikuya Tanaka
Noriko Tanaka (JPN)
[35]
2007
details
  Jonathan McKee (USA)
  Libby Johnson-McKee (USA)
  Rob Douglass (AUS)
  Nicole Douglass (AUS)
  Brett Young (AUS)
  Kevin Kellow (AUS)
[35]
2009
details
  Rob Douglass (AUS)
  Nicole Douglass (AUS)
  Craig McPhee (AUS)
  Phillippa Arevalo (AUS)
  Hiroaki Sato (JPN)
  Yasuaki Muragishi (JPN)
[35]
2011
details
  Paul Ridgway (AUS)
  Bronwyn Ridgway (AUS)
  Rob Douglass (AUS)
  Nicole Douglass (AUS)
  Malcolm Davies (GBR)
  Fiona Davies (GBR)
[11]
2013
details
  Anthony Boscolo (USA)
  Haley Lane (USA)
  Michael Karas (USA)
  Molly Jackson (USA)
  Dalton Bergan (USA)
  Lindsay Bergan (USA)
[15][17]
2015
details
2858 – Doppio
  Chris Dance (AUS)
  Peter Hackett (AUS)
2848 – Coollit
  Rob Douglass (AUS)
  Nicole Douglass (AUS)
2916 – Fast & Thorough & Sharp as a Tack
  Jay Renehan (USA)
  Lisa Renehan (USA)
[20]
2017
details
USA 2597 (37) - Dr. Beverly
  Jonathan McKee (USA)
  Libby Johnson-McKee (USA)
AUS 2858 (60) – Doppio
  Chris Dance (AUS)
  Jeremy Elmslie (AUS)
AUS 2848 (11) – Coollit II
  Robert Douglass (AUS)
  Nicole Douglass (AUS)
[19]
2019
details
AUS 2848
  Robert Douglass (AUS)
  Nicole Douglass (AUS)
AUS 2942
  James Burman (AUS)
  Tara Burman (AUS)
GBR 2877
  James Peters (GBR)
  Charlie Darling (GBR)
[26]
2022
details
USA 2690
  Dalton Bergan (USA)
  Lindsay Bergan (USA)
USA 2981
  Jonathan McKee (USA)
  Libby Johnson McKee (USA)
USA 2982
  Jay Renehan (USA)
  Lisa Renehan (USA)
[29]

International Regatta edit

Prior to gaining World Sailing status the class held the following International regattas.

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1981 Canberra   AUS
David Jones
Malcolm Jones
1983 Vancouver   USA
Charlie McKee
Leslie Miller
1985 Sydney   USA
Charlie McKee
Becky Brown
1986 London   AUS
Rick Longbottom
Louise Scullion
1988 Yeppoon   AUS
Adrian Finglas
Adam Beashel
1989 Vancouver   USA
Charlie McKee
Becky Brown
1991 Adelaide   USA
Charlie McKee
Becky Brown
1992 Hayama   USA
Jay Renehan
Lisa Renehan
1994 Torbay   AUS
Russell Ford
Cheryl Hutchins
1996 Cascade Locks   USA
Jonathan McKee
Libby McKee
  USA
Charlie McKee
Becky McKee
  CAN
Thilo Giese
Beth Caulkin
1998 Melbourne   AUS
Brett Young
Alan Blenkle
  AUS
B. Paine
 
  AUS
M. Conry
 
1999 Hamana-Ko   AUS
Ben Nicholas
Thomas Winter
  JPN
Ikuya Tanaka
Noriko Tanaka
  JPN
George Motoyoshi
Natsuki Motoyoshi
2001 Whitstable   USA
Carol Buchan
Carl Buchan
  CAN
Thilo Giese
Sandra Towers
  AUS
Craig McPhee
Kevin Kellow

References edit

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