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In 1997 Bill set up his own Langan Design firm in
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was the first private yacht to complete the traverse of the
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he was hired shortly after his graduation, named in 1980 by Olin as chief designer, a position he held until his departure in 1996.
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Bill Langan was responsible for the design of hundreds of vessels of all sizes, including:
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he was accepted for an internship at
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and later as the principal at Langan Design, numbered in the hundreds.
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Sparkman & Stevens. January 3, 2011. Retrieved
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161:M. William Langan death notice.
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