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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

Furuno Long-Stemmed Wind Transducer - FI5001L

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

Furuno Remote Display - RD33

Furuno Weather Station - 200WX

Furuno Wind Instrument Display - FI70BW

Furuno Wind Instrument Display Package - FI70DSW

Furuno Wind Transducer - FI5001

Furuno Airmar DST810 Smart Multi Sensor - DST-810MSF

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

Faria Chesapeake Black SS Depth Sounder

Faria Chesapeake White SS Depth Sounder

Faria Dress White Depth Sounder

Faria Euro Black Depth Sounder

Faria Kronos Depth Sounder

Digital Yacht GPS Sensor/Antenna - ZDIGGPS160

Digital Yacht GPS Sensor/Antenna - USB - ZDIGGPS160USB

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

B&G Triton2 Digital Display - 000-13294-001

B&G Triton2 S/D/W Wired Pack with DST810 Transducer - 000-14955-002

B&G Triton2 S/D/W Wired Wind Package - Includes 2 Displays - 000-14502-002

B&G Triton2 S/D/W Wireless Pack with DST810 Transducer - 000-14956-002

B&G Triton2 S/D/W Wireless Wind Package - Includes 2 Displays - 000-15613-002

B&G Triton2 Speed/Depth Pack with DST810 Smart Sensor Transducer - 000-13298-002

B&G WS300 Wind Vane Mast Cable - 000-14397-001

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

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

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

Airmar DST810 Smart Multisensor

Airmar DT800 Thru-Hull Tilted Element Smart Sensor

Airmar GPS Sensor/Antenna - G2183-10

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