More than 600 nautical miles off the coast of California, 29-year-old Oliver Widger is reinventing his life with his cat, a ...

Oliver Widger had no prior sailing experience before he paid $50,000 for a used Com-Pac 33 boat, which he named Phoenix, ...

He said he was inspired to make a change after he was diagnosed with a spinal condition that could leave him paralyzed.

Widger, 29, bought a boat in Portland and moved to Warrenton to prepare for what he called “a wild, impossible dream: to sail ...

A 29-year-old Clackamas High School graduate is sailing from Oregon to Hawaii with no prior open-ocean experience, a rare ...

His goal: to set sail from his home in Oregon and voyage around the world, starting with a first leg of 2,400 miles to Hawaii. Mr. Widger’s journey is different from other ocean voyages in two ...

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 ...

An Oregon State player was named a Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week for the second time this season.