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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 Color LCD Sounder - 12.1" - FCV1150

Maretron N2KView Vessel Monitoring & Control Touchscreen Display - TSM810C-01

Furuno GPS Navigator

B&G Triton2 S/D/W Wireless Wind Package - Includes 2 Displays - 000-15613-002

B&G Triton 2 Speed/Depth Wireless Wind Instrument Pack - 000-14957-002

B&G Triton2 S/D/W Wired Wind Package - Includes 2 Displays - 000-14502-002

Veratron Sailboat Navigation Kit Plus - A2C1352150003

B&G Nemesis Sailing Data Display

Furuno Wind Instrument Display Package - FI70DSW

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

B&G Triton2 S/D/W Wireless Pack with DST810 Transducer - 000-14956-002

B&G Triton2 S/D/W Wired Pack with DST810 Transducer - 000-14955-002

B&G Sail Performance Sensor Pack - 000-15974-001

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

Airmar 150WXS NMEA 0183/AG WeatherStation - WS-150WXS-RS232

Airmar 150WXS NMEA 0183/2000 WeatherStation - WS-150WXS-RS422

Airmar 200WX NMEA 0183/2000 IPX7 WeatherStation - WS-200WX-RS232-IPX7

B&G Triton Edge Sailing Processor - 000-15134-001

Airmar 200WX NMEA 0183/2000 IPX7 WeatherStation - WS-200WX-RS422

Airmar 110WXS NMEA 0183/AG WeatherStation - WS-110WXS-RS232

Airmar 110WXS NMEA 0183/2000 WeatherStation - WS-110WXS-RS422

Airmar 200WX Apparent & True Wind WeatherStation Instrument - WS-200WX

Airmar 200WX NMEA 0183/2000 RS232 WeatherStation

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

Furuno Wind Instrument Display - FI70BW

Furuno Weather Station - 200WX

B&G H5000 Graphic Display - 000-11542-001

Digital Yacht iSeaSense Wireless Speed/Depth/Temperature/Wind Instrument Pack - ZDIGISSPK2

Simrad SS175 xSonic Thru-Hull CHIRP Transducer

Airmar UST850 Thru-Hull Ultrasonic Smart Multisensor

Veratron NMEA 2000 Sailing Kit with OceanLink Instrument Kit - A2C3935310001

B&G Triton2 Speed/Depth Pack with DST810 Smart Sensor Transducer - 000-13298-002

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

Veratron VDO Acqualink TFT Display - 7" - A2C59501997

Veratron Ocean Link TFT Multifunction Display - 7" - A2C1865330001

Airmar 110WX NMEA 0183/2000 WeatherStation - WS-110WX-RH

Airmar 150WX NMEA 0183/2000 WeatherStation - WS-150WX-RS232

Airmar 150WX NMEA 0183/2000 WeatherStation

Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 Wireless Weather Station with Standard Radiation Shield and WeatherLink Console - 6252

Airmar 110WX WeatherStation Instrument - WS-110WX

Furuno Rate Compensated Heading Sensor - PG500R

Airmar DX900+ Thru-Hull Smart Electromagnetic Speed Sensor - DX900-ST-0

Maretron High-Resolution Color Display - 5.7" - DSM570-01

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

Oceanic Systems Poseidon Primary Display

Airmar NMEA 0183 Stainless Tilted Element Smart Sensor - 235 kHz

Airmar UST800/850 NMEA 2000 Ultrasonic Processor - UST8-ECP

Airmar UDST800 Thru-Hull Ultrasonic Smart Multisensor

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