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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

Airmar ST850 NMEA 2000 Smart Speed & Temperature Sensor

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

Maretron Ultrasonic Wind and Weather Station - WSO200

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

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

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

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

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

Airmar ST800 NMEA 2000 Smart Speed & Temperature Sensor

Airmar UST850 Thru-Hull Ultrasonic Smart Multisensor

Airmar ST800 Thru-Hull Speed & Temperature Sensor

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

Airmar ST850 Thru-Hull Speed & Temperature Sensor

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

Airmar ST300 Replacement Insert - ST300-INS-0

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

Lowrance Fuel Flow Sensor - 000-11517-001

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

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

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

Veratron Rudder Angle Sensor

Digital Yacht DST810 NMEA2000 Triducer with BT Interface - ZDIGDST810

Airmar 110WX WeatherStation Instrument - WS-110WX

Veratron VDO NMEA 2000 Wind Sensor - A2C59501984

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

Lowrance Fluid Level Sensor - 000-11518-001

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

Standard Horizon External GPS Antenna - SCU-38

Veratron GO Receiver

Airmar S63 Transom Mount Speed Sensor - S63-0

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

Lowrance Temperature Sensor - 000-11520-001

Digital Yacht GPS Sensor/Antenna - ZDIGGPS160

Standard Horizon GPS Smart Antenna - SCU-31

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

Veratron LinkUp Intelligent Battery Sensor - B00043901

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

Airmar SS571 Stainless Steel Replacement Stuffing Tube - 33-541-01

Maptech Navigation USB GPS Receiver - MTUSBGPS

B&G H5000 Barometric Pressure Sensor - 000-11552-001

Veratron LinkUp Intelligent Temperature & Pressure Sensor - B00070501

Lowrance Speed Sensor Pack - 000-11519-001

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

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