Oliver Widger says he decided to chase his sailing dream after being diagnosed with a neck issue that could ultimately ...

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 ...

By Steven Kurutz 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 ...

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) ...

taught himself to sail mostly via YouTube and moved from Portland to the Oregon coast, where he spent months refitting the $50,000 boat he bought. In this photo provided by Oliver Widger via his ...

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) In this screengrab taken from a video posted on Oliver ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver ... the Oregon coast, where he spent months refitting the $50,000 boat he bought. Now, Widger ...

An Oregon man has amassed a large social media following as he sails across the Pacific Ocean for the first time with his cat. When Oliver Widger was diagnosed with Klippel-Feil syndrome ...