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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

Garmin GMI/GNX Wired Sail Pack 52 - 010-01248-90

Garmin Airmar DST 810 Smart Transducer - 010-11051-20

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

Garmin GPS 24xd GPS Antenna with Heading Sensor

Garmin gWind Transducer - 010-12117-20

Garmin GNX Large Format Marine Display Instrument

Garmin Airmar P79 In-Hull NMEA 2000 Smart Transducer - 010-11394-00

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

Garmin gWind Wireless 2 Transducer - 010-01616-00

Garmin GNX Marine Display Instrument

Garmin GNX Wireless Sail Pack 43 - 010-01616-30

Garmin TD 50 Touchscreen Display - 010-02139-10

Garmin GMI 20 Instrument Display - 010-01140-00

Garmin gWind Race Transducer - 010-01228-00

Garmin Transom Mount NMEA 2000 Intelliducer - 010-00703-00

Garmin Airmar DT800 Depth/Temperature Smart Sensor - 010-11105-00

Digital Yacht GPS Sensor/Antenna - ZDIGGPS160

Garmin GNX Wind Instrument - 010-01142-30

Garmin GST 43 Thru-Hull Speed/Temperature Transducer

Garmin GA 38 Cortex V1 & M1 GPS/GLONASS Antenna

Garmin GDT 43 NMEA 2000 Depth & Temperature Transducer - 010-01749-10

Garmin GMI Wired Start Pack 52 - 010-01248-80

Garmin Airmar T80 External Mount Water Temp Probe - 010-10717-20

Digital Yacht DST810 NMEA2000 Triducer with BT Interface - ZDIGDST810

Garmin gWind & GND 10 Replacement Propeller - 010-12117-08

Garmin GA 38 GPS/GLONASS Antenna

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

Garmin Intelliducer NMEA 2000 Thru-Hull Transducer

Garmin gWind Mast Bracket - 010-12117-06

Garmin GST 43 Replacement Paddle Wheel - 010-12344-00

Digital Yacht WND100 Wind Transducer - ZDIGWND100

Digital Yacht GPS Sensor/Antenna - USB - ZDIGGPS160USB

Garmin GDT 43 Depth & Temperature Transducer - 010-01749-00

Garmin GPS 19x HVS NMEA 0183 - 010-01010-00

Digital Yacht OneFix Precision L1/L5 GNSS System - ZDIGONEFIX

Garmin GNX Wireless Sail Pack 52 - 010-01616-40

Garmin GLO 2 Bluetooth GPS GLONASS Receiver - 010-02184-01

Digital Yacht iSeaSense Wireless Speed/Depth/Temperature Instrument Pack - ZDIGISSPK1

Digital Yacht iSeaSense Wireless Speed/Depth/Temperature/Wind Instrument Pack - ZDIGISSPK2

Digital Yacht GPS160 TriNav GPS Positioning Sensor with Furuno Output - ZDIGGPS160F

Digital Yacht GPS160 Trinav GPS with iKonvert NMEA2000 Interface Bundle - ZDIGGPS160N2K

Digital Yacht GPS160 Trinav GPS with SeaTalk1 to NMEA0183 Converter - ZDIGGPS160ST

Digital Yacht GPS160 Wireless Trinav GPS with WLN10 NMEA to WiFi Gateway - ZDIGGPS160WL

Garmin GPS 16x HVS Sensor - 010-00258-63

Digital Yacht EnvironLink NMEA 2000 Barometer & Marine Weather Station - ZDIGENVLINK

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