PORTLAND, Ore. — A 29-year-old Clackamas High School graduate is sailing from Oregon to Hawaii with no prior open-ocean experience, a rare spinal condition, and a cat named Phoenix — and winning ...

Oliver Widger and his cat, Phoenix, have become social media stars as they journey across the Pacific Ocean. They’re learning as they go. By Steven Kurutz Last spring, Oliver Widger quit his corporate ...

Lauren Landers holds her first mate, Mako-rescue kitten turned full-time crew-aboard the boat they call home. Lauren Landers I'd always dreamed of sailing solo. I can't explain why, but it was a dream ...

HONOLULU (AP) — 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 ...

“I work a corporate job at a tire shop. I absolutely hate this life,” Oliver Widger said before quitting Sailing With Phoenix/Instagram Oliver Widger gave up on his corporate job to chase a life of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 29-year-old Clackamas High School graduate is sailing from Oregon to Hawaii with no prior open-ocean experience, a rare spinal condition, and a cat named Phoenix — and winning ...

In this screengrab taken from a video posted on Oliver Widger's Instagram account on Saturday, May 3, 2025, Widger talks to the camera somewhere in the Pacific Ocean as he and his cat, Phoenix, sail ...