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Michael William Langan, (Bill Langan), (June 9, 1955 - December 31, 2010) was an American yacht designer who practiced his trade in New York, NY and Newport, RI. His designs, both as chief designer at Sparkman and Stephens and later as the principal at Lagan Design, numbered in the hundreds. Some notable yachts are listed below.

Career
Having obtained his engineering degree at Webb he was accepted for an internship at Sparkman and Stephens. Noticed by Olin Stephens he was hired shortly after his graduation, soon to be named by Olin as chief designer, a position he held until his departure in 1996.

In 1997 Bill created his own yacht design firm in Newport, RI which he ran until his passing at the end of 2010. The Langan Design firm is now owned and operated by his former associates.

While at Sparkman & Stephens
During his time at Sparman & Stephens Bill Langan was responsible for the design of hundreds of vessels of all sizes. The following is a selection of vessels that were built under his watch:


 * Freedom (yacht), winner of the 1980 America's Cup
 * Itasca, refit in 1994. Owned by Bill Simon, former  Secretary of the Treasury of the U.S.,  Itasca was the first private yacht to complete the traverse of the Northwest Passage in a single season. Bill Langan was onboard for the trip.
 * Victoria of Strathearn, 91' ketch

While at Langan Design

 * Victoria of Strathearn, 130' ketch
 * Sagamore, Line honors, Bermuda Race 2000
 * Argo
 * Spirit of Bermuda
 * Eos (yacht)
 * M/Y Calliope