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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

Raymarine P79 In-Hull Adjustable-Angle Transducer - E26001-PZ

Airmar DX900+ Thru-Hull Smart Electromagnetic Speed Sensor - DX900-ST-0

Raymarine Alpha Performance Display

Raymarine GA200 GPS Antenna - A80589

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

Raymarine i50 Tridata Instrument Display - E70060

Raymarine DT 800 D/T Smart Xducer Temperature Smart Transducer - A22165

Raymarine i50 Tridata System with ST900/P120 and P319 Retractable Thru-Hull Transducers - T70582

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

Garmin GMI 20 Instrument Display - 010-01140-00

Veratron VDO NMEA 2000 Wind Sensor - A2C59501984

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

HawkEye DepthTrax 2B Depth Finder - DT2B-TM

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

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

Garmin gWind Transducer with GND 10 Black Box Bridge - 010-01227-00

Raymarine i60 Wind Instrument Display - E70061

Raymarine ST900/P120 Thru-Hull Transducer

Airmar ST-800 Paddlewheel Kit - 33-493-01

Airmar ST800 Thru-Hull Speed & Temperature Sensor

Raymarine i50 Depth Instrument Display - E70059

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

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

Garmin GNX Wired Sail Pack 52 - 010-01248-70

Raymarine D800/P17 Thru-Hull Retractable Transducer - E26030

Furuno Wind Transducer - FI5001

Airmar ST850 Thru-Hull Speed & Temperature Sensor

Lowrance Fluid Level Sensor - 000-11518-001

Airmar U200 NMEA 2000 to USB Gateway - WS2-USB

Faria Chesapeake Black SS Depth Sounder

Raymarine Rotavecta Wind Transducer - Z195

Raymarine DT800 Thru-Hull Tilted Element Smart Sensor - A22112

Raymarine Raystar RS150 GPS Sensor - E70310

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

Davis Instruments WeatherLink Console - 6313

B&G 213 Masthead Wind Sensor Unit - 213-00-002

Raymarine i50 Speed System with ST900/P120 Retractable Speed/Temp Thru-Hull Transducers - T70583

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

Maretron GPS Antenna/Receiver - GPS200-01

Garmin GNX Marine Display Instrument

Raymarine ST50 Masthead Wind Transducer Service Kit - E28081

B&G Wind Sensor Wind Speed Cups - 000-15140-001

Garmin GNX Wired Sail Pack 43 - 010-01248-60

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

Faria Chesapeake White SS Depth Sounder

Airmar P39 Transom Mount Smart Sensor - P39-DT-N2

Airmar WeatherStation USB Interface Box - WS-USB

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

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