Quitting his job and sailing into the unknown, Oliver Widger found freedom — and viral fame — with his cat, Phoenix.

Oliver Widger and his cat, Phoenix, have become social media stars as they journey across the Pacific Ocean. They’re lerning as they go.

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

Oliver Widger, an Oregon man, quit his corporate job to sail around the world with his cat, Phoenix. Widger has gone viral on ...

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

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

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) ...

A man with a rare spinal condition is sailing solo from Oregon to Hawaii with his cat, winning hearts online while ...

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 ...