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Sailing navigation is made easy with a variety of electronics offered by Defender. Marine navigation tools, bundles, and a full line of accessories cover all boat navigation needs. Multifunction marine instruments offer an alternative when installation space and budget are tight.

Which marine instruments are important to sailing?

Anyone on the water can benefit from as much information as possible but it could be argued that sailing navigation and wind indicators are the essentials to skippers on sailboats. Depth finders and speed monitors might be seen as sailing frivolity, but any sailor would be happy to have these marine instruments in their electronics package.

Sailing into the wind

Technically there is no such thing. Sailing directly into the wind cuts down the angle and doesn't allow the sails to capture the wind, which propels the boat. Here's where sailing navigation tools and packages come into play. Wind indicators monitor the strength and direction of the wind while navigating correctly to capture the wind is essential.

How to navigate your cruise

Here's where depth finders, plotters, and temperature gauges become a more important part of your sailing navigation package. Cruising on your sailboat means less about wind and more about other boats, obstacles, and, of course, finding your way home. Defender Marine offers full sailboat navigation packages and multifunction marine electronics units for the family sailboat and the competitive team!

Instruments

Furuno Weather Station - 200WX

Furuno Wind Transducer - FI5001

Veratron Rudder Angle Sensor

Veratron Ocean Link TFT Multifunction Display - 7" - A2C1865330001

Veratron VDO NMEA 2000 Wind Sensor - A2C59501984

Furuno GNSS GPS Receiver - GP340

Furuno GPS/WAAS Navigator with GPS Antenna - GP39

Furuno Remote Display - RD33

Furuno Instrument/Data Organizer - FI70

Furuno GPS Antenna without Cable - GPA017S/S

Furuno GPS Antenna - GPA017

Furuno GPS Navigator

Veratron LinkUp Intelligent Temperature & Pressure Sensor - B00070501

Veratron GO Receiver

Furuno GPS Antenna - GPAC01

Furuno Airmar DST810 Smart Multi Sensor - DST-810MSF

Veratron LinkUp Intelligent Battery Sensor - B00043901

Veratron VDO Acqualink TFT Display - 7" - A2C59501997

Veratron AcquaLink TFT Display Bezel - 7" - A2C3995200001

Veratron AquaLink NavControl Display Bezel - A2C3997600001

Veratron OceanLink TFT Display Bezel - 7" - A2C1697540001

Veratron Sailboat Navigation Kit Plus - A2C1352150003

Furuno P79 In-Hull Adjustable-Angle Smart Sensor - 235-IHF

Furuno Wind Instrument Display - FI70BW

Furuno Wind Instrument Display Package - FI70DSW

Furuno Transom Speed/Temperature Sensor - 6-Pin - ST-01PTB

Furuno GPS/DGPS H-Field Antenna

Furuno Thru-Hull Digital Depth & Temperature Sensor

Veratron VMH 70 Touchscreen Display - B00129201

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Which marine instruments are important to sailing?

Sailing into the wind

How to navigate your cruise

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