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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

Simrad GS25 GPS Antenna with Heading Sensor - 000-11043-002

Lowrance Point-1 AP GPS and Heading Antenna - 000-12930-002

Simrad GPS-500 GPS Antenna - 000-13613-001

Lowrance HST-WSU 83/200 kHz Skimmer Transducer with Temperature Sensor - 000-0106-48

Simrad DST-810 N2K Bronze Triducer Multisensor - 000-15736-001

Lowrance Fluid Level Sensor - 000-11518-001

Simrad NSS9 evo3 and Zeus3 9 Gimbal Mounting Bracket - 000-13758-001

Simrad AP44 Autopilot Controller Suncover - 000-13724-001

Simrad SS60 xSonic Thru-Hull Transducer

Lowrance Cruise/Hook2 83/200 Skimmer Transom Mount Transducer - 000-15053-001

Simrad NSX and Vulcan Multifunction Display Dash Mount Kit

Lowrance Thru-Hull Temperature Sensor - 000-11521-001

Lowrance Elite FS Protective Suncover

Simrad GO9 XSE and Vulcan 9 Dash Mount Kit - 000-13699-001

Lowrance Fuel Flow Sensor - 000-11517-001

Lowrance Point-1 External GPS Antenna with Heading Sensor - 000-11047-002

Simrad GO7 XSR and Vulcan 7R Bezel - 000-14230-001

Simrad NSX Corner Clip - 000-15822-001

Simrad SS175 xSonic Thru-Hull CHIRP Transducer

Lowrance Speed Sensor Pack - 000-11519-001

Lowrance Temperature Sensor - 000-11520-001

Simrad evo3/3S Suncover

Simrad NSS12 Evo3/3S & Zeus3/3S 12 Edge Bezels - 000-13751-001

Simrad GO12 Suncover - 000-14147-001

Simrad GO5 Suncover - 000-13168-001

Simrad GO9 XSE Suncover - 000-13698-001

Simrad IS42 Speed/Depth Pack with DST810 Smart Sensor Transducer - 000-13293-002

Simrad IS35 Digital Display - 000-13334-001

Simrad AP48 Mounting Bracket - 000-14074-001

Simrad NSX Suncover

Simrad GO7/Vulcan 7 Flush Mount Kit (No Suncover) - 000-12366-001

Simrad AP24/IS20/IS70 Suncover Spare - 000-10160-001

Simrad IS35 Suncover - 000-11773-001

Simrad NSX 3012UW Mounting Bracket - 000-16217-001

Simrad NSX 3015UW Mounting Bracket - 000-16220-001

Lowrance TS-1BL Temperature Sensor - 000-0099-95

Lowrance Fuel Data Manager - 000-11522-001

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