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"Sailing with Phoenix," Oregon man who quit job to sail with cat, arrives to cheering fans in Hawaii
Oliver Widger, known online as "sailing_with_phoenix," was greeted by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green at the Waikiki Yacht Club on ...
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Man goes viral for quitting job, buying a boat and sailing to Hawaii with his cat
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 29-year-old Clackamas High School graduate is sailing from Oregon to Hawaii with no prior open-ocean experience, a rare spinal condition, and a cat named Phoenix — and ...
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Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star
May 3, 2025, Widger talks to the camera somewhere in the Pacific Ocean as he and his cat, Phoenix, sail from Oregon to Hawaii. (Oliver Widger via AP) ...
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Oregon man goes viral for quitting job, buying a boat and sailing to Hawaii with his cat
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 29-year-old Clackamas High School graduate is sailing from Oregon to Hawaii with no prior open-ocean experience, a rare spinal condition, and a cat named Phoenix — and ...