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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

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

Raymarine T911 Paddle Wheel Replacement Kit - TA900

Davis Instruments Weather Station Mounting Pole Kit - 7717

Airmar UDST800 Thru-Hull Ultrasonic Smart Multisensor

Airmar UST850 Thru-Hull Ultrasonic Smart Multisensor

Veratron LinkUp Intelligent Battery Sensor - B00043901

Faria Transom Mount Depth Transducer - SN2011

Maretron Ultrasonic Wind and Weather Station - WSO200

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

SI-TEX Seawater Temperature Indicator - SST-110TS

Maretron High-Resolution Color Display - 5.7" - DSM570-01

Maretron Depth/Speed/Temperature Retractable Smart Triducer - DST110-01

Maretron N2KView Vessel Monitoring & Control Software - N2KVIEW

Furuno Long-Stemmed Wind Transducer - FI5001L

Airmar P79 Replacement Screw Pack - P79-SCREWPACK

Airmar WeatherStation Cable Adapter - 04-564-03

Airmar 33-114 Spares Kit O-Ring - 09-145

Airmar B17/B617/DT800 Replacement Rubber Washer - 09-452

Airmar DX900 Installation Kit and Housing - 20-1256-01

Airmar 33-108 Paddle Wheel Kit Replacement Shaft - 01-088-1

Airmar 33-113/33-114 Paddle Wheel Kit Replacement Shaft - 01-088-5

Airmar Snap-In Smart Sensor Cap - 20-386-03

Airmar Raymarine ST600 Spare Wheel Kit - 33-250

Airmar P398 Shorty Sensor Speed/Temperature Taper-Flush Housing - 33-444-02

Airmar WeatherStation Cable Extension Adapter

Airmar 200WX NMEA 0183/2000 IPX7 WeatherStation - WS-200WX-RS232-IPX7

Airmar UST800/850 NMEA 2000 Ultrasonic Processor - UST8-ECP

Raymarine Anemometer Replacement Wind Cup Set - TA101

Raymarine RSW Wired Replacement Cups & Bearings - R70949

Raymarine RSW Wired Replacement Wind Transducer Mounting Plate - R70950

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

Furuno NMEA 2000 Plastic Thru-Hull Smart Digital Depth and Temp Sensor - DST-810PSF

Digital Yacht OneFix Precision L1/L5 GNSS System - ZDIGONEFIX

B&G 213 Wind Vane - 213-10-056

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

B&G Nemesis Sailing Display Hub - 000-15683-001

Veratron Sailboat Navigation Kit Plus - A2C1352150003

Faria Chesapeake White SS Dual Depth/Temp Sounder with Transducer - 13852

Faria Thru-Hull Depth/Temp Transducer - SN0036A

Airmar GPS Sensor/Antenna - G2183-10

Simrad IS42 Speed/Depth Pack with DST810 Smart Sensor Transducer - 000-13293-002

Simrad IS42J Digital Engine Multi Gauge - NMEA 2000 Compatible - 000-14479-001

SI-TEX P79 In-Hull Adjustable Angle Transducer - 494/50/200-ES

Veratron VDO Acqualink TFT Display - 7" - A2C59501997

Veratron VDO Acqualink Carbon Triple Mast Bracket - B00028501

Veratron VDO Acqualink Single Display Mast Unit - B00044701

Veratron VDO Acqualink Triple Display Mast Unit - B00033101

Veratron AcquaLink TFT Display Bezel - 7" - A2C3995200001

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