Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many ...

Oliver Widger had no prior sailing experience before he paid $50,000 for a used Com-Pac 33 boat, which he named Phoenix, ...

The Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Sailing earned a spot in the ICSA Women’s Fleet Race National Championship next week after a ...

Oliver Widger says he decided to chase his sailing dream after being diagnosed with a neck issue that could ultimately ...

Widger, 29, bought a boat in Portland and moved to Warrenton to prepare for what he called “a wild, impossible dream: to sail ...

Oliver Widger has amassed a large social media following as he sails from Oregon across the Pacific Ocean for the first time ...

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) ...

sail from Oregon to Hawaii. Credit: AP/Oliver Widger There have been harrowing moments like when a rudder failed and the boat tilted sideways in the surf for three hours as he made repairs ...