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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 Transom Speed/Temperature Sensor - 6-Pin - ST-01PTB

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

Furuno Plastic Transom Mount Multisensor - 525ST-PWC

Furuno Wind Transducer with Cable - 30 m (98 5/8') - FI5001/30M

Furuno Stainless Steel Thru-Hull Transducer with Motion Sensor for DFF3D - 165T-SS54

Furuno Bronze Thru-Hull Multisensor with 7" Stem - 525STID-MSD7

Furuno Bronze Thru-Hull Speed and Temperature Sensor - ST-02MSB

Furuno Bronze Thru-Hull Digital Depth & High-Precision Temp Sensor with 7" Stem & High Speed Block - 235DHT-LMSE

Furuno Bronze Thru-Hull Digital Depth & High-Precision Temp Sensor - 235DHT-MSE

Furuno NMEA 2000 Plastic Thru-Hull Digital Depth and Temp Sensor - DT-800PSF

Furuno Bronze Long Stem Thru-Hull Depth/Temp NMEA 2000 Smart Sensor - 235-MSLF

Furuno GPS/DGPS H-Field Antenna

Furuno Thru-Hull Digital Depth Speed & Temperature Sensor

Furuno Thru-Hull Digital Depth & Temperature Sensor

Furuno Thermal Recording Paper - AYTP0820B

Furuno GNSS GPS Receiver - GP340

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