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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

Airmar UDST800 Thru-Hull Ultrasonic Smart Multisensor

Airmar DST810 Smart Multisensor

B&G WS310 Wired Wind Sensor - 000-14382-001

B&G WS310 Wind Sensor without Cable - 000-14391-001

Airmar DT800 Thru-Hull Tilted Element Smart Sensor

B&G DST 810 Depth/Speed/Temperature Smart Sensor Transducer - 000-15735-001

Airmar P39 Transom Mount Smart Triducer Multisensor - P39-235-N2

Airmar ST850 NMEA 2000 Smart Speed & Temperature Sensor

B&G ZG100 External GPS with Heading Sensor - 000-11048-002

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

Maretron Ultrasonic Wind and Weather Station - WSO200

B&G WS320 Wireless Wind Sensor - 000-14383-001

B&G ForwardScan Depth Transducer - 000-11675-001

Airmar ST800 NMEA 2000 Smart Speed & Temperature Sensor

Airmar ST800 Thru-Hull Speed & Temperature Sensor

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

Airmar UST850 Thru-Hull Ultrasonic Smart Multisensor

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

Airmar ST850 Thru-Hull Speed & Temperature Sensor

Airmar ST300 Replacement Insert - ST300-INS-0

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

Airmar Simrad P79 In-Hull Adjustable Angle Transducer - P79-BL

Lowrance Fuel Flow Sensor - 000-11517-001

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

Airmar ST300 Thru-Hull Shorty Speed/Temperature Sensor - ST300-FISO

Airmar 110WX WeatherStation Instrument - WS-110WX

Lowrance Fluid Level Sensor - 000-11518-001

Veratron VDO NMEA 2000 Wind Sensor - A2C59501984

Airmar SS617V Stainless Low-Profile Housing with Integrated Valve - 33-617-01

Maretron Depth/Speed/Temperature Retractable Smart Triducer - DST110-01

Lowrance Speed Sensor Pack - 000-11519-001

Standard Horizon External GPS Antenna - SCU-38

Digital Yacht DST810 NMEA2000 Triducer with BT Interface - ZDIGDST810

Veratron GO Receiver

Lowrance Temperature Sensor - 000-11520-001

Airmar S63 Transom Mount Speed Sensor - S63-0

Airmar D800 Plastic Retractable Thru-Hull Transducer - 170kHz - D800P-170-BG

Digital Yacht GPS Sensor/Antenna - ZDIGGPS160

Standard Horizon GPS Smart Antenna - SCU-31

Veratron Rudder Angle Sensor

Veratron LinkUp Intelligent Battery Sensor - B00043901

Maptech Navigation USB GPS Receiver - MTUSBGPS

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

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

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