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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 GPS Navigator Chartplotter with GPS Antenna - GP39

Furuno Airmar DST810 Smart Multi Sensor - DST-810MSF

Furuno Wind Transducer - FI5001

Furuno WGPS/GPS Receiver - GP330B

Furuno Instrument/Data Organizer - FI70

Furuno Remote Display - RD33

Furuno Long-Stemmed Wind Transducer - FI5001L

Furuno Rate Compensated Heading Sensor - PG500R

Furuno GPS Antenna - GPA017

Oceanic Systems Poseidon Primary Display

Furuno GPS Navigator

Furuno GPS/WASS Sensor with NMEA0183 Cable - GP330B/0183

Furuno GP/RD Retrofit Cover Up Bezel - 001-156-750

Furuno Color LCD Sounder - 12.1" - FCV1150

Furuno Fluxgate Magnetic Sensor - PG700

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

Furuno Wind Instrument Display - FI70BW

Furuno Wind Instrument Display Package - FI70DSW

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Marine Instruments

Which marine instruments are important to sailing?

Sailing into the wind

How to navigate your cruise

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