A yachting family's epic journey from Hamburg for Sydney to Hobart

Sailor Friedrich Boehnert

Sailor Friedrich Boehnert Source: SBS

German sailor Freidrich Boehnert is competing in this year's Sydney to Hobart to complete a lifelong ambition.


His children are joining him on the race south to Tasmania. 

But perhaps more impressive is Freddy's 18,000 nautical mile journey just to get to the start line.


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