After getting a life-altering medical diagnosis, Oliver Widger sold nearly all his possessions, bought a sailboat and started on the journey across the Pacific with his cat.

A 29-year-old former tire shop manager who quit his job and cashed in his retirement savings to buy a sailboat has become a ...

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

A 29-year-old Clackamas High School graduate is sailing from Oregon to Hawaii with no prior open-ocean experience, a rare ...

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

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

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

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 ...