Oliver Widger, aka @sailing_with_phoenix, said exclusively to his decision to give up his decision to sell his own Pacific Ocean to ‘pursue’ his dream.
STUDY Oregon Male Who collected millions of social media while he documented his journey to Hawaii with his cat safe in Aloha State on Saturday.
After the port of the island of Oahu, Oliver Widger, 29, greeted with fun fans, as well as Hawaii Gov. Josh Green. It is said to be presented by an official proclamation of Waikiki Yacht Club, according to the Associated Press.
“Dear Corporate America, I won,” The Widgers wrote on a post Instagram on Saturday.
Oliver Widger, 29-year-old Oregon sailing from Oregon to Hawai, arrived at Waikiki Yacht Club, on Saturday, May 24, 2025 in Waikiki, Hawaii. (Photo / Michelle BIR / AP Pictures)
After his 24-day travel to the sea, the widgers admitted he was nervous facing the flock of new fans and said he should “keep things that don’t fall.”
Widger – known as @sailing_with_phoenix on his social media platforms – His sailing journey began with Hawaii with his Phoenix in late April. He now has more than 1.7 million followers of Instagram and more than 1 million followers on the truth.
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“I think many people, you know, you have a job throughout your time, and you will never do this time, you just have to go out,” it’s like a widgree of a wealth. “
In this picture Oliver Widgers by his Instagram account last Thursday, May 15, 2025, his cat, Phoenix, sitting inside Oregoni. (Oliver Widgers through AP / AP images)
The online feeling was inspired to make a change about a year ago, after he was diagnosed with Klippel-Feil syndrome and said he was tired of working Corporate America.
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“I ran the risk of being paralyzed,” told by the widgers Fox’s business to an exclusive interview earlier this month. “The way the doctor describes it is, there is a spine of someone like 115-year-old man … heard that kind of shaking my world.”
Widgers stopped his 11 years of career in a Tire company, liquid is his 401 (k) and sells his assets to buy a $ 50,000 boat with no sailing experience. He taught himself how to navigate the help of YouTube videos, AP reported.
Governor Josh Green gives a proclamation to Oliver Widger, 29-year-old Oregon from Oregon in Hawai’i, on Saturday, May 24, 2025 in Wawiki, Hawaii. (Photo / Michelle BIR / AP Pictures)
While sailing more than 2,000 miles from Oregon to Hawaii, the Widgers said he never feels lonely alone with friends with the help of technology. The scariest part of the trip is failed in a rudder, he said.
For his next adventure, it was said that the Widgers said he sailed to French Polynesia, but he had to heal his boat first.
“With no formal training – courage, curiosity, and a whole heart – Oliver sailed from Oregon to find something deeper,” Green said to a post on Instagram. “His journey reminds us of the pregnant spirit living in all of us: the driving, growing, and trusting of the ocean.”
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Widgers do not immediately respond to the business request ‘request for comment.
