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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 Wind Sensor without Cable - 000-14391-001

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

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

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

Maretron Ultrasonic Wind and Weather Station - WSO200

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

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

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

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

Airmar ST850 NMEA 2000 Smart Speed & Temperature Sensor

Airmar DT800 Thru-Hull Tilted Element Smart Sensor

Airmar ST850 Thru-Hull Speed & Temperature Sensor

Furuno Wind Transducer - FI5001

Airmar ST800 Thru-Hull Speed & Temperature Sensor

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

Lowrance Fluid Level Sensor - 000-11518-001

Airmar ST800 NMEA 2000 Smart Speed & Temperature Sensor

Furuno Weather Station - 200WX

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

Lowrance Fuel Flow Sensor - 000-11517-001

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

Veratron Rudder Angle Sensor

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

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

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

Veratron VDO NMEA 2000 Wind Sensor - A2C59501984

Airmar ST300 Replacement Insert - ST300-INS-0

Lowrance Speed Sensor Pack - 000-11519-001

Airmar 110WX WeatherStation Instrument - WS-110WX

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

Airmar UST850 Thru-Hull Ultrasonic Smart Multisensor

Maptech Navigation USB GPS Receiver - MTUSBGPS

Furuno Airmar DST810 Smart Multi Sensor - DST-810MSF

Standard Horizon External GPS Antenna - SCU-38

Lowrance Fuel Data Manager - 000-11522-001

Airmar B122 Long Stem Thru-Hull Smart Multisensor - 235 kHz

SI-TEX External GPS Antenna - MDA-1-ANT

Standard Horizon GPS Smart Antenna - SCU-31

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

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

Maretron GPS Antenna/Receiver - GPS200-01

Digital Yacht DST810 NMEA2000 Triducer with BT Interface - ZDIGDST810

Lowrance Temperature Sensor - 000-11520-001

Digital Yacht GPS Sensor/Antenna - ZDIGGPS160

Furuno DT-800 Bronze Depth/Temperature Thru-Hull Smart Sensor - DT-800MSF

Faria Transom Mount Depth Transducer - SN2011

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