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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

Faria Chesapeake Black SS Depth Sounder

Veratron Rudder Angle Sensor

Airmar P617V Plastic Low-Profile Housing with Valve - 33-510-01

Airmar ST800 FISO 5-Pin Replacement Insert - ST800-INS

Lowrance HST-WSU Skimmer Transducer with Temperature Sensor - 83/200 kHz - 000-0106-48

Furuno WGPS/GPS Receiver - GP330B

Airmar P79 In-Hull Dual Frequency Transducer

Airmar Gen2 DST810/ST900/ST950 Replacement Paddlewheel - 33-HP-PADDLEWHEEL

Airmar ST850 Thru-Hull Speed & Temperature Sensor

Furuno Instrument/Data Organizer - FI70

SeaStar Teleflex/Sierra In-Dash Digital Depth Finder with Transducer - 2" - 26000P

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

Lowrance Fuel Flow Sensor - 000-11517-001

B&G Sail Performance Sensor Pack - 000-15974-001

Airmar ST800 NMEA 2000 Smart Speed & Temperature Sensor

Lowrance Speed Sensor Pack - 000-11519-001

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

Airmar WeatherStation Humidity Sensor - WS-HUMIDITY

Faria Chesapeake Black SS Dual Depth/Temp Sounder with Transducer - 13752

Lowrance P79 In-Hull Transducer - 000-13942-001

Maretron N2KView Vessel Monitoring & Control Software - N2KVIEW

Airmar Wiring Box with Screw Terminals - 33-035-BOX

Faria Chesapeake White SS Depth Sounder

Airmar ST850 B&G Replacement Insert with Valve - ST850-INS-BG

Faria Kronos Depth Sounder

Airmar 150WX NMEA 0183/2000 WeatherStation - WS-150WX-RS232

Airmar ST300 Replacement Insert - ST300-INS-0

B&G WS310 Wired Wind Sensor - 000-14843-001

Moor Electronics Instrument Cover - 39-055-000

Maretron Marine Alarm Module - ALM100-01

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

Lowrance Fluid Level Sensor - 000-11518-001

Faria Thru-Hull Depth/Temp Transducer - SN0036A

Furuno Remote Display - RD33

Veratron VHM-14 Multifunction Gauge - 52 mm (2 1/16") - B00109901

Simrad SS60 xSonic Thru-Hull Transducer

Veratron Ocean Link TFT Multifunction Display - 7" - A2C1865330001

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

Airmar NMEA 2000 Stainless Tilted Element Smart Sensor - 235 kHz

Airmar Replacement Blanking Plug Assembly without Valve - 33-486-01

Simrad GO9 XSE Suncover - 000-13698-001

Veratron GO Receiver

Maretron GPS Antenna/Receiver - GPS200-01

Airmar S300/ST300 Spare Paddlewheel Kit - 33-350-01

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

Airmar P79 Replacement Mounting Base and Locking Ring - P79-FL

Airmar ST800 Installation Kit - 20-410-01

Faria Euro Black Depth Sounder

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