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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

Maretron N2KView Vessel Monitoring & Control Touchscreen Display - TSM810C-01

Airmar GPS Sensor/Antenna - G2183-10

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

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

Raymarine ST900 Paddle Wheel Replacement Kit - R70961

Raymarine ST950 Paddle Wheel Replacement Kit - R70972

Airmar P66 Plastic Cover Assembly - 04-349-02

Airmar P32 Transom Mount DST Triducer - P32-200-VDO

Airmar Stuffing Tube Bushings - 20-488-01

Airmar ST650 Valve Assembly - 20-603

Airmar B55 Speed Only Thru-Hull Triducer Spare - 33-125

Airmar P8 Shorty Sensor Low-Profile Housing - 33-360-01

Airmar NMEA 0183 Bronze Tilted Element Smart Sensor - 235 kHz

Airmar NMEA 0183 Plastic Tilted Element Smart Sensor - 235 kHz

Airmar NMEA 0183 Stainless Tilted Element Smart Sensor - 235 kHz

Airmar P79 In-Hull Transducer - 235 kHz

Airmar 150WXS NMEA 0183/2000 WeatherStation - WS-150WXS-RS422

Airmar 110WXS NMEA 0183/AG WeatherStation - WS-110WXS-RS232

Airmar 110WXS NMEA 0183/2000 WeatherStation - WS-110WXS-RS422

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

Airmar P52 Transom Mount DST Triducer - P52-200-6G

Airmar Apelco/Raytheon 7-Pin Extension Cable - 19.5' (6 m) - M99001-26-20

Airmar WAAS/EGNOS Enabled NMEA 0183/2000 GPS Antenna - G2183

Airmar CS4500 Ultrasonic ST850 Style Insert - CS4500-850

Airmar B17-HP Thru-Hull High Precision Temperature Sensor - B17-S-TEMP

Airmar B122 Low-Profile Flange Adapter Ring - 33-634-02

Airmar UST850 Ultrasonic Smart Sensor Insert - UST850-INS

Airmar B122 Long Stem Thru-Hull Smart Multisensor - 235 kHz

Airmar B619 Garmin Thru-Hull Transducer - 77/200kHz

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

Raymarine Tacktick Wind Vane Replacement Kit - TA100

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

Faria Thru-Hull Depth/Temp Transducer - SN0036A

Simrad ST850 Speed/Temperature Sensor - 22098586

Simrad B744V W/N2K Speed/Temp - 000-14804-001

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

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