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Oliver Widger says he decided to chase his sailing dream after being diagnosed with a neck issue that could ultimately ...
Oliver Widger quit his corporate job to sail across the Pacific Ocean. He explains what inspired him to take the leap.
Oliver Widger has amassed a large social media following as he sails from Oregon across the Pacific Ocean for the first time ...
Oliver Widger, now known to over a million followers as the man who quit his job to sail with his cat Phoenix, has become a ...
He opens each day’s video diary with some variation of “Hello, this is Day 9 of sailing across the Pacific Ocean, alone with my cat, from Oregon to Hawaii.” He was inspired to go on his ...
A year later, he is now in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, sailing from the north Oregon Coast to Hawaii. Here's what to know about Widger and how to follow his journey. Widger said in a GoFundMe ...
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) ...
It's his first time sailing outside a river. "This is day one of crossing the Pacific Ocean," he said in a video posted to TikTok. Since then, Widger has weathered storms, fixed a broken rudder ...
In this screengrab taken from a video posted on Oliver Widger's Instagram account on Friday, May 9, 2025, Widger shows the sunset somewhere in the Pacific Ocean as he and his cat, Phoenix ...