Composites
Dan Newland, the president of Pegasus Aeromarine Inc., has over 38 years of experience building composite parts. This includes designing and building sail fabrics and carbon/epoxy parts for America’s Cup yachts, advanced rudders, satellite vents and 3 ton bomb canisters. He has built composite parts in carbon fiber, fiberglass, aramid and other high strength and high modulus fibers from the age of 12. These have frequently used advanced resin systems such as toughened epoxies, vinylesters and of course all the other more common resins such as isopthalic and ortho resins. Additionally, he has used all of the major core types such as foams, balsa and a variety of honeycombs.
For most of Dan's life, he has been building in composites. Quite simply it is what he loves to do. He built his first boat at age 11 then started building surfboards at 12. Dan then continued to build boats and parts in all types of materials and processes. These have included projects like 6000 lb. bomb canisters for underwater submarine research, carbon fiber hot tub covers and vents for satellites. Dan has a great deal of experience designing and building rudders for a tremendous variety of boats. Many of these rudders have been emergency rudders, or sometimes they have replaced a broken primary rudder, but most often it was to improve handling and reduce weight or improve the lift/drag ratio of a race boat.
Dan designed and built Pegasus XIV, one of the lightest racing sailing yachts ever made; built almost entirely of carbon fiber and aerospace toughened resin.
Dan personally oversees all parts that are made here.
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