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The 52.41-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini Navi</a> sailing yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/41" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Tamsen52.41m (171'11&quot;)Perini Navi2007">Tamsen</a> is on the market with Kevin Merrigan and Ed Dickinson of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/526" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Northrop & Johnson (Company)">Northrop &amp; Johnson</a>. Delivered in 2007, the <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">yacht for sale</a> carries a storied background rooted in a multi-generational family legacy.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/386781/image/large-1895c2b9bc6af7de079a02dfdd3fb630.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/386781">In 1973, seven Californian families acquired an unfinished schooner, Vltava, with the ambition to cultivate resilience and accountability in young people. This group was inspired by the ideas of clinical psychologist and artist Robert Firestone.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/386788/image/large-9b9233ffcbb69167469556f3dd149088.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/386788">During a circumnavigation that commenced in 1976, the voyage, crewed by 11 teenagers known as the Firestone Family and Friends, &nbsp;proved a turning point. The group carried this ethos forward through successive yachts, ultimately culminating in <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/41" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Tamsen52.41m (171'11&quot;)Perini Navi2007">Tamsen</a>.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/386789/image/large-8add4e419597558b22144434ad61a341.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/386789">In 2004, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini Navi’s</a> naval architect Franco Romani met <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/41" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Tamsen52.41m (171'11&quot;)Perini Navi2007">Tamsen’s</a> 15 owners. The result of their collaboration was a traditionally styled ketch with generous communal spaces designed to foster a strong culture of social interaction. Her exterior design was also completed in-house by her builder.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/386790/image/large-895ba73ea76e18b665e26d84fe3a24df.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/386790">Interiors were developed by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini Navi</a> in collaboration with <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/8716" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="SFA Design (Company)">SFA Design</a> and Bernardo Chichi, creating a warm, classic atmosphere. The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/sailing/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">sailing yacht for sale</a> features a wood-panelled, full-beam main saloon forward, a formal dining area accommodating up to 12 guests and a main deck galley arranged with two U-shaped work areas, a centreline island and a dinette seamlessly integrated into the living space.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/386791/image/large-ccb3d92d071cf9a7f15635babe665ccd.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/386791">With a volume of 463GT, the <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/tamsen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">yacht Tamsen for sale</a> can accommodate up to 15 guests across five staterooms, including a full-beam master suite, along with quarters for up to 13 crew members. Outdoor highlights include a 47-square-metre flybridge with a spa pool, seating for 12 in the stern cockpit and recessed wells designed to house two 7.4-metre Pascoe tenders.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/386782/image/large-6a870a3afe8fd4fd503bc55755fb9552.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/386782">The <a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/perini-navi/for-sale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">Perini Navi yacht for sale</a> benefitted from a refit between 2018 and 2019. Works included the complete removal and rebuild of her rig, a full <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1485" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Awlgrip (Company)">Awlgrip</a> repaint and top-end rebuilds of her main engines. In 2022, she successfully completed her <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1453" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="ABS (Company)">ABS</a> Special Class Survey and is presently in a yard period that will see structural steel renewed forward, upgrades to the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6426" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Kongsberg Maritime (Company)">Kongsberg</a> pitch control system and DEIF generators, as well as the introduction of a new <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1213" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Doyle Sailmakers (Company)">Doyle</a> Stratis sail inventory.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/386786/image/large-6771de1a06931f89f0b73f5c78589a9f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/386786">Constructed with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, she is powered by twin <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1408" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Caterpillar Inc (Company)">Caterpillar</a> engines, delivering a cruising speed of 14 knots and a top speed of 15 knots. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/41" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Tamsen52.41m (171'11&quot;)Perini Navi2007">Tamsen's</a> sailing credentials include 1,170-square-metres of sail area set across 51-metre and 41-metre aluminium masts, fitted with carbon electric furling booms. A redesigned rig has also reduced weight by approximately three tonnes.Photos provided courtesy of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/526" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Northrop & Johnson (Company)">Northrop &amp; Johnson</a>.