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A family's epic voyage from Hamburg for Sydney to Hobart

Sailor Friedrich Boehnert

Sailor Friedrich Boehnert Source: SBS

German sailor Freidrich Boehnert has always dreamed of competing in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, and now he and his family have sailed 18,000 nautical miles just to get to the start line.


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By John Baldock

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German sailor Freidrich Boehnert has always dreamed of competing in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, and now he and his family have sailed 18,000 nautical miles just to get to the start line.



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