Oliver Widger, the man who went viral for quitting his job to sail with his cat Phoenix, arrived in Hawaii on Saturday, May 24, after more than three weeks at sea Multiple boats escorted Widger to ...

HONOLULU — 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 ...

An Oregon man who traded his 9-to-5 for the open sea and brought his cat along for the ride is going viral after completing his voyage to Hawaii. Oliver Widger, a 29-year-old who quit his job and ...

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 a ...

Oliver Widger and his cat Phoenix arrived in Hawaii on Saturday, May 24, after their 24-day journey from Oregon Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...