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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 gWind Mast Bracket - 010-12117-06

B&G WS300/700 Series Wind Vane Assembly - 000-15144-001

Garmin Intelliducer NMEA 2000 Thru-Hull Transducer

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

Garmin GA 38 GPS/GLONASS Antenna

Raymarine ST900/B120 Thru-Hull Transducer - E70686

Airmar P217 Plastic Flush Mount Housing - 33-217

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

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

Raymarine P66 DST Transom Mount Transducer - E26028-PZ

Raymarine Masthead Cable and Base - A28163

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

Furuno GPS Antenna - GPA017

Furuno Weather Station - 200WX

Maptech Navigation USB GPS Receiver - MTUSBGPS

Furuno GPS Antenna without Cable - GPA017S/S

Digital Yacht WND100 Wind Transducer - ZDIGWND100

Airmar 33-108 Spares Kit O-Ring - 09-146

Airmar ST-550/100 Spare Wheel Kit - 33-108

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

Raymarine T911 Paddle Wheel Replacement Kit - TA900

Simrad Pole Mount Kit for HS75 GNSS Compass - 000-15686-001

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

Standard Horizon GPS Smart Antenna - SCU-31

Airmar P79 In-Hull Transducer O-Ring - 09-518-18

Airmar ST-200 Spare Wheel Kit - 33-114

Airmar P39 Replacement Bracket Kit - 33-477-01

Airmar P79 In-Hull Transducer - 200 kHz

Airmar WeatherStation Humidity Sensor - WS-HUMIDITY

SI-TEX External GPS Antenna - MDA-1-ANT

Simrad IS35 Digital Display - 000-13334-001

FLIR AX8 Ball & Socket Mount - 261-2319-00

Furuno Airmar DST810 Smart Multi Sensor - DST-810MSF

Digital Yacht GPS Sensor/Antenna - USB - ZDIGGPS160USB

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

Airmar 33-108 Wheel Kit Replacement Paddlewheel - 20-301-01

Airmar DT800 Bronze Installation Kit - 20-398-02

Airmar P39 Transom Wheel Assembly - 33-473-01

Airmar P32 Spare Wheel Kit

Airmar S63 Transom Mount Speed Sensor - S63-0

Airmar P8 Retractable Shorty Series Depth Sensor - P8-200-0

Lowrance Temperature Sensor - 000-11520-001

Faria Universal Pitot Kit - 91109

B&G 20/20HV 3-Way Mast Bracket - BGH220013

FLIR AX8/Dragonfly Free Standing Mount - R70375

Faria Dress White Depth Sounder

Raymarine RSW Wired Replacement Wind Transducer Mounting Plate - R70950

Davis Instruments Weather Station Mounting Pole Kit - 7717

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