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

Airmar Bronze Thru-Hull High Precision Temperature Sensor - T42-A

Airmar U200 NMEA 2000 to USB Gateway - WS2-USB

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

Airmar Apelco/Raytheon 7-Pin Extension Cable - 19.5' (6 m) - M99001-26-20

Airmar WAAS/EGNOS Enabled NMEA 0183/2000 GPS Antenna - G2183

Airmar CS4500 Ultrasonic ST850 Style Insert - CS4500-850

Airmar B122 Low-Profile Flange Adapter Ring - 33-634-02

Airmar B122 B&G Replacement Plastic Insert - B122-170-INS-BG

Airmar B122 Bronze Long Stem Retractable Housing - B122-HSG

Airmar B619 Garmin Thru-Hull Transducer - 77/200kHz

Airmar CS4500 Ultrasonic Speed & Temperature Sensor

Airmar GPS Sensor/Antenna - G2183-10

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Marine Instruments

Which marine instruments are important to sailing?

Sailing into the wind

How to navigate your cruise

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