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Tamsen is a custom sailing yacht launched in 2007 by Perini Navi.

Credited with a combination of technical brilliance and first class design, Perini Navi has always been in a class of its own. In 1982, unable to find a yacht suited to his personal concepts and ideas, Fabio Perini designed and built the first prototype of what would prove to be the most successful series of large sailing yachts in the world.

Tamsen measures 52.00 metres in length, with a max draft of 8.39 metres and a beam of 10.27 metres.

Tamsen has a steel hull with an aluminium superstructure.

Her interior design is by Perini Navi.

Tamsen also features naval architecture by Perini Navi.

Performance and Capabilities

Tamsen has a fuel capacity of 45,700 litres, and a water capacity of 13,000 litres.

She also has a range of 3,400 nautical miles.

Other Specifications

Tamsen has a hull NB of C.2094.

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TAMSEN is a 52.4 m Sail Yacht, built in Italy by Perini Navi and delivered in 2007. She is the only 52M model.

Her top speed is 15.0 kn, her cruising speed is 13.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 3400.0 nm at 12.0 kn, with power coming from two Caterpillar diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms, with 8 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 463.0 GT and a 10.3 m beam.

She was designed by Perini Navi , who also completed the naval architecture. Perini Navi has designed 46 yachts and created the naval architecture for 41 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

Her interior was designed by Perini Navi (48 other superyacht interiors designed) and Sfa Design - she is built with a Teak deck, a Steel hull, and Aluminium superstructure.

TAMSEN is in the top 10% by LOA in the world. She is one of 38 sailing yachts in the 50-55m size range, and, compared to similarly sized sailing yachts, her cruising speed is 1.57 kn above the average, and her top speed 1.23 kn above the average.

TAMSEN is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1366 yachts registered. She is currently located at the superyacht marina Marina Del Rey Marina, in United States of America, where she has been located for 2 months. For more information regarding TAMSEN's movements, find out more about BOAT Pro AIS .

Specifications

• Name: TAMSEN
• Yacht Type: Sail Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Motorsailer
• Builder: Perini Navi
• Naval Architect: Perini Navi
• Exterior Designer: Perini Navi
• Interior Designer: Perini Navi , Sfa Design

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2007 | Tamsen

Length | 52 m / 171 ft

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Project description.

Second Perini Navi yacht for the same family who have cruised extensively around the world. Their use of their first brokerage Perini Navi was so intense that they decided to build their own, with unique specifications: an open space galley and saloon layout on the main deck provide a truly special family experience on board. S/Y Tamsen is celebrated for its ocean crossings and exploration cruises with many children on board.

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2008 Showboats International Award Best Sailing Yacht over 45m

2008 Showboats International Award finalist for the Best Sailing Yacht Interiors

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A Holiday Home on the Move

By Kate Singleton

• Nov. 20, 2008

The Firestones of California are an extended family with a close-knit circle of friends, all of whom have been involved in projects together since they were children. They all get along so well that they call themselves FFF, for Firestone Family and Friends.

And now the FFF share a holiday home: a 52-meter (171-foot) yacht named Tamsen. It is always on the move, most recently in the waters off New Zealand and next summer the FFF is thinking about taking it to the Mediterranean or Alaska.

Launched in April 2007, the Tamsen is deep blue of hull and light and airy in superstructure. It was built by Perini Navi of Viareggio, Italy, one of the yachting world's best-known construction companies.

Each Perini vessel takes around three years to build and costs more than 500,000 euros ($625,000) per meter of length, depending on the degree of customization.

Sailing as an expression of teamwork has long been part of the Firestone ethos. In 1973, Robert Firestone, the clinical psychologist and author, inspired seven California families to buy an unfinished wooden schooner called the Vltava. The aim was to get their teenagers involved in work on the boat and, through the effort, to nurture parent-child relationships.

The project culminated in 1976 with a successful two-year circumnavigation involving 11 youngsters aged 14 to 19. The skipper for that voyage was 16-year-old Steve Firestone, Robert's son.

Many years later, Steve Firestone married the person whose design expertise gave the Tamsen much of its distinctive look. Although Steve and Sue Firestone now are divorced, they still agree on many matters and the Tamsen's interiors were entrusted to sfa design, Sue Firestone's interior design business based in Santa Barbara, Calif.

"We worked very closely with the Perini team," Ms. Firestone said. "There was a constant back and forth for more than two and a half years, from the initial space planning to furniture design and fabric selection."

The project was not a small one – the five-cabin area alone totals 128 square meters (1,378 square feet), with another 111 square meters (1,195 square feet) devoted to the saloon and wheelhouse.

Sfa's ideas for the Tamsen's interior were shaped in close collaboration with FFF members, who include John Zamir, the ship's captain – who was just 6 when he joined the Vitava's circumnavigation crew, and Julie Lubin, once the Vitava's youngest crew member and now the chief financial consultant for all the Firestone family businesses.

Steve Firestone and his stepmother, Tamsen Firestone, whose name was the inspiration for the yacht's title, had definite ideas about the overall layout as well as the function of each room. "They came up with creative solutions to ensure an optimal, versatile layout that would carry out our personal vision," while also matching Perini's classical standards, Sue Firestone said.

Each area in the Tamsen was designed to use natural lighting. The saloon, dining area and staterooms all mix the warm tones of Italian leathers with fabrics whose printed motifs were drawn from paintings by Robert Firestone.

The Tamsen is crewed by FFF members but doing away with the standard crew quarters was not an option, Sue Firestone said, because "we always had to consider an eventual resale of the yacht."

"However, the Tamsen was designed with more open spaces, large comfortable sitting areas and more ease of movement between the areas that are traditionally divided between owner and crew," she said, adding, "Our crew quarters, which cover 131 square meters (1,410 square feet), sleep six comfortably."

"We also raised the galley to the boat's main deck instead of having it tucked away in the lower level with the crew's quarters" because cooking is a social activity for the family, Ms. Firestone said.

On a recent voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti, the Tamsen's functional ingenuity inspired Ms. Firestone to think differently about the interiors that sfa is developing for a hotel client.

"Living on the Tamsen has helped me focus on space," she said. "For every home we design I find myself constantly thinking about how to keep from wasting any square footage and trying to find dual purposes for every furniture piece."

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TAMSEN is a beautiful 52m (171’) sailing yacht built by Perini Navi from Italy who delivered the superyacht in 2007. Perini Navi was responsible for the naval architecture, plus interior and exterior design. She has a steel hull and aluminium superstructure and is powered by 2 Caterpillar Inc engines, which give her a top speed of 14.5 knots. Up to 12 guests can be accommodated in five cabins and there are also five crew cabins.

NOTABLE FEATURES OF TAMSEN: ~Open galley and saloon layout on the main deck ~Family friendly space ~On deck hot tub ~Award winning interiors ~spacious accommodation

TAMSEN Specifications

EXTERIOR The exterior of this sailing yacht includes a large flybridge deck with generous seating and casual dining space and the luxury of an on deck jacuzzi. The main deck offers a more formal covered dining area and plenty of sleek, comfortable deck space to enjoy the excitement of sailing.

INTERIOR The main deck has a unique open galley and saloon layout which affords a feeling of space and provides a truly special family experience on board. The salon is furnished in a classic yacht style and has a large dining table and plenty of comfortable sofa seating.

Yacht Accommodation

On the lower deck there are five classically designed, spacious guest cabins which can accommodate up to 12 guests and also five crew cabins.

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We do have available further amenity, owner and price information for the 52m (171’) yacht TAMSEN, so please enquire for more information.

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Italian yacht builder Perini Navi is the world leader in the design and build of superyachts, with 61 yachts launched to date, including 58 sailing yachts and three motor yachts. Credited with a combination of technical brilliance and first class design, Perini Navi has always been in a class of its own. And so are many of their yachts.

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52m  /  170'7 | perini navi | 2007.

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