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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 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

Veratron VMH 70 Touchscreen Display - B00129201

Scout GPS/GLONASS Antenna - 3" (7 cm) - NAV-6

Raymarine RSW Wired Replacement Wind Transducer - R70941

Davis Instruments WeatherLink Console - 6313

Davis Instruments Daytime Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield Kit - 7747

Davis Instruments Vantage Vue Wireless Integrated Sensor Suite - 6357

Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 Sensor Suite Wireless Weather Station with Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield - 6323

Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 Plus Sensor Suite Wireless Weather Station with Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield - 6328

Davis Instruments Wireless Anemometer/Sensor Transmitter Kit - 6332

Davis Instruments Long Range Repeater with Solar Power - 7654

Davis Instruments Long Range Repeater Omni Antenna - 7656

Davis Instruments Long Range Repeater Yagi Antenna - 7660

Davis Instruments Standard Wireless Repeater with Solar Power - 7627

Davis Instruments Solar Radiation Sensor - 6450

Davis Instruments UV Radiation Sensor - 6490

Davis Instruments Sensor Mounting Shelf - 6673

Davis Instruments Radiation Shield - 7714

Davis Instruments Sonic Anemometer - 6415

Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 Weather Station with Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield and WeatherLink Console - 6253

Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 Plus Wireless Weather Station with Radiation Sensors and WeatherLink Console - 6262

Davis Instruments 2-Wire Termination Temperature Probe - 6470

Davis Instruments RJ Connector Temperature Probe

Davis Instruments Integrated Sensor Suite with Standard Radiation Shield

Davis Instruments 4-Conductor Extension Cable

Sierra GPS Receiver - 68982P

Lowrance HOOK2 4x Inline Temperature Sensor - 000-14410-001

Furuno Thermal Recording Paper - AYTP0820B

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

Humminbird NMEA 2000 GPS Heading Sensor - 730029-1

Spinlock Wireless Sense Mobile Load Cell

Furuno GNSS GPS Receiver - GP340

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

Lowrance Point-1 Baja GPS/Glonass Receiver with Electronic Compass - 000-11045-002

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