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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

Faria Universal Pitot Kit - 91109

Faria Thru-Hull Depth Transducer - SN2060A

Furuno GPS Antenna without Cable - GPA017S/S

Furuno GPS Navigator

Furuno GPS/DGPS H-Field Antenna

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

Simrad IS42J Digital Engine Multi Gauge - NMEA 2000 Compatible - 000-14479-001

SI-TEX P79 In-Hull Adjustable Angle Transducer - 494/50/200-ES

SI-TEX Seawater Temperature Indicator - SST-110TS

Oceanic Systems Poseidon Primary Display

Furuno Long-Stemmed Wind Transducer - FI5001L

Furuno Wind Instrument Display Package - FI70DSW

Digital Yacht GPS Sensor/Antenna - USB - ZDIGGPS160USB

Davis Instruments WeatherLink Console - 6313

Davis Instruments Daytime Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield Kit - 7747

Davis Instruments Vantage Vue Wireless Integrated Sensor Suite - 6357

Davis Instruments Wireless Anemometer/Sensor Transmitter Kit - 6332

Davis Instruments Long Range Repeater with Solar Power - 7654

Davis Instruments Standard Wireless Repeater with Solar Power - 7627

Davis Instruments Solar Radiation Sensor - 6450

Davis Instruments UV Radiation Sensor - 6490

Davis Instruments Vantage Pro and EnviroMonitor Anemometer - 6410

Davis Instruments Radiation Shield - 7714

Davis Instruments Sonic Anemometer - 6415

Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 Weather Station with Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield and WeatherLink Console - 6253

Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 Plus Wireless Weather Station with Radiation Sensors and WeatherLink Console - 6262

Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 Plus Weather Station with Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield and WeatherLink Console - 6263

Davis Instruments 2-Wire Termination Temperature Probe - 6470

Davis Instruments RJ Connector Temperature Probe

Davis Instruments Integrated Sensor Suite with Standard Radiation Shield

Davis Instruments 4-Conductor Extension Cable

Sierra GPS Receiver - 68982P

Veratron VMH 70 Touchscreen Display - B00129201

Spinlock Wireless Sense Mobile Load Cell

Spinlock Wireless Sense Loop

Lowrance Point-1 Baja GPS/Glonass Receiver with Electronic Compass - 000-11045-002

Davis Instruments Weather Station Mounting Pole Kit - 7717

Davis Instruments Sensor Mounting Shelf - 6673

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