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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 DST810 Smart Multisensor

Airmar UDST800 Thru-Hull Ultrasonic Smart Multisensor

Airmar DT800 Thru-Hull Tilted Element Smart Sensor

Airmar 110WX WeatherStation Instrument - WS-110WX

Airmar ST850 NMEA 2000 Smart Speed & Temperature Sensor

Airmar ST800 NMEA 2000 Smart Speed & Temperature Sensor

Airmar UST850 Thru-Hull Ultrasonic Smart Multisensor

Airmar DST800 P617V Housing Install Kit - 33-584-02

Airmar ST800 Thru-Hull Speed & Temperature Sensor

Airmar ST850 Thru-Hull Speed & Temperature Sensor

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

Airmar S63 Transom Mount Speed Sensor - S63-0

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

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

Airmar ST300 Replacement Insert - ST300-INS-0

Airmar P52 Transom Mount DST Triducer - P52-200-6G

Airmar CS4500 Ultrasonic Speed & Temperature Sensor

Airmar P39 Transom Mount Smart Sensor - P39-DT-N2

Airmar Transom Speed/Temperature Sensor with Furuno 6-Pin - ST-01PTB

Airmar P8 Retractable Shorty Series Depth Sensor - P8-200-0

Furuno Plastic Transom Mount Multisensor - 525ST-PWC

Furuno Plastic Thru-Hull Speed and Temperature Insert - ST-02PSB

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

Airmar GPS Sensor/Antenna - G2183-10

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Which marine instruments are important to sailing?

Sailing into the wind

How to navigate your cruise

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