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Oliver Widger, 29-year-old Oregon man who sailed from Oregon to Hawai, arrives at the Waikiki Yacht Club, on May 24 (AP) He became an online sensation with his story, which followed a diagnosis ...
Sailing with Phoenix welcome party at Waikiki Yacht Club Oliver Widger, 29-year-old Oregon man who sailed from Oregon to Hawaii, arrives at the Waikiki Yacht Club, on Saturday, May 24, 2025 in ...
Christina Denton speaks with Oliver Widger, 29-year-old Oregon man who sailed from Oregon to Hawaii, on Saturday, May 24, 2025 in Waikiki, Hawaii. Michelle Bir / AP.
Oliver Widger and his cat arrived in Hawaii on Saturday. Instagram/@sailing_with_phoenix. Widger said he was feeling “really weird” — not seasick, but, “I just feel like I have to, like ...
Oliver Widger posted this image of himself on his boat marking the day he left Warrenton Marina on the north Oregon coast to sail to Hawaii, accompanied by only his cat, Phoenix.
Oregon man who quit job and cashed out 401(k) completes 2,000-mile sailing journey to Hawaii with cat Oliver Widger taught himself to sail via YouTube after health diagnosis prompted career change ...
Oliver Widger and Phoenix arrived in Waikiki, Hawaii on Saturday after a weekslong trip at sea. They duo was greeted by a crowd of cheering fans on Oahu. READ MORE | Aloha, Oliver & Phoenix!
Oliver Widger sails from Oregon to Hawaii with his cat, gaining millions of followers. Greeted by fans and Governor Green, he plans his next adventure to French Polynesia.
Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many followers — more than a million on TikTok and Instagram — are drawn ...
Last spring, Oliver Widger quit his corporate job of 11 years, liquidated his 401(k) and bought a sailboat. His goal: to set sail from his home in Oregon and voyage around the world, starting with ...
When Oliver Widger decided he wasn’t cut out for the “corporate grind,” he didn’t just take a little time off and then look for another job. Instead, as Widger wrote recently, “I quit my ...
In this photo provided by Oliver Widger via his Instagram account on Thursday, May 15, 2025, his cat, Phoenix, sits inside their sailboat somewhere in the Pacific Ocean as both make their way from ...