by Sam Howell. In 1978, I transferred to Tabor Academy for my final two years of high school. That brought me the unique opportunity of sailing on Tabor Boy, the school’s 92’ schooner. Originally built in 1914 as a Dutch North Sea pilot vessel, both hull and rigs were fabricated in steel. Forty years later, … Read More
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STV Vela wins Antigua Classics Seaworthiness Award
Congratulations to STV Vela (LDP design #47), winner of the Arne Frisell Trophy for seaworthiness and timeless tradition at the 2022 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. We’re thrilled that hundreds of young adults will have transformative learning experiences while onboard, and so grateful to our friends at Seamester for their vision to build STV Argo (now … Read More
Alex Donlan Joins Langan Design Partners
We are happy to announce that we are growing and have hired a design engineer! Alex Donlan comes to Langan Design with a solid background in both design and hands-on skills. After starting his naval architecture degree at Webb Institute, Alex completed the Yacht Design program at the Landing School and a Bachelor of Engineering … Read More
Sam Navigates to a Win in Bermuda
LDP’s Sam Howell was the navigator on Masquerade, a Baltic 46, for the 2022 Newport to Bermuda Race. Four days after winning the start in big waves and breeze (and not having to tack to clear the first mark, unlike most of their competition), they decisively won Class 8 and finished second in the Finisterre … Read More
On the Road: Barcelona Yard Visit
With COVID restrictions finally easing in some parts of the world, it felt good to start revisiting some of our projects, in particular those which we never saw in person since their refits. Tom recently flew to the MB92 Shipyard in Barcelona for the inclining test of the Trinity-built 240′ motor yacht Cocoa Bean, a … Read More
Out of Sight: Stabilizers Add Onboard Comfort
Two recent stabilizer refits—one power, one sail—have more in common than you might think If stabilizers do their work while out of sight underwater, will anyone notice? The answer is definitely yes—at least according to two of our clients. Recently we were involved with a pair of successful refits to improve the stabilization of two … Read More
Sheer Lines Newsletter No. 2
In preparing this second issue of Sheer Lines, we wanted to have you get to know us better and understand the breadth of what we do. From high-performance sailboats to classic powerboats, science applications to production manufacturing, initial lines plan development to 3D models – we are operating as a traditional yacht design firm confidently … Read More
Sheer Lines Newsletter No. 1
Today we launched our “Sheer Lines” newsletter; it marks the 20-year anniversary of Langan Design by celebrating the milestones we’ve achieved with our clients while adhering to a key philosophy–embraced since 1997 when the late Bill Langan founded Langan Design–that “success stems from collaboration.”
Bluenose II – Days away from sailing
Bluenose II is now a few weeks away from sailing again in the waters off of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, following a winter refit to her steering system. As of a few days ago, her new rudder has been hung, and it looks as if it had always been there. It was more than a year [...]
AXIA Competes in St. Barth Bucket Regatta This Week
The St. Barth Bucket Regatta kicks off this week and we are excited to see the 123-foot aluminum yacht AXIA competing. Two years ago the owners of AXIA hired Langan Design Partners to undertake an optimization review of Axia’s appendages, which turned into a major refit. From 2014 to 2015, we completed a series of … Read More