Hybrid carbon/glass fiber/balsa wood reinforced composite sandwich skins are integrated with a modular array of composite tubulars to provide damage tolerance.The primary motivation is to reduce tip displacement and increase the resonance frequency for safe operation.Stiffness, strength, weight, and power output of wind turbine blades are greatly dependent on the geometry as well as the reinforcement type and architecture.Herein, we address utilizing tape and textile preforms along with braided composite tubulars to tailor axial, bending and torsional stiffness to minimize weight.This concept is illustrated for a novel 8 MW class blade 80 m in length with in-series-thick airfoil profiles; NREL S816, S817 and S818.The finite element simulations are developed to identify and incorporate damage mechanisms due to dynamic loads including impact.