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Oliver Widger, who also was greeted by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green at the Waikiki Yacht Club on Oahu, acknowledged he was nervous facing the crowd, which included reporters. Widger said he was feeling “really weird” — not seasick, but, “I just feel like I have to, like, hold on to things to not fall over.”

He became an online sensation with his story, which followed a diagnosis four years ago with a syndrome that carried a risk of paralysis and made him realize he disliked his managerial job. He quit his job with “no money, no plan” and $10,000 of debt — and the goal of buying a sailboat and sailing around the world.

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[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

Accidentalrenaissance

[-] vane@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

He quit his job with “no money, no plan” and $10,000 of debt

He spent months refitting the $50,000 boat he bought.

confused me, but then

He set sail for Hawaii with Phoenix in late April, documenting their experiences for his more than 1 million followers on TikTok and 1.7 million followers on Instagram

dude is just another celebrity

[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 4 points 2 months ago

That’s just animal abuse.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago

If the cat is fed, watered, and has clean litter... not seeing a problem here. No different from being in an apartment, except it moves(!)

[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 3 points 2 months ago

I don’t know what kind of apartment you live in, but my apartment is several times larger than the inside of his sail boat. It’s also not endangering the cat’s life. But hey, some of us like cats… some of us just think a pet is a slave.

[-] prole 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ships have frequently had cats on them basically since the inception of seafaring.

Cats' personalities vary wildly, it's not hard to believe that many would be just fine with it.

[-] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

I have personally watched a cat in a raft go through class 2-3 rapids in a tiny little life vest having the time of his life.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

I mean, either way, from the perspective of the cat, not a lot of difference. ;)

[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 2 points 2 months ago

I’m guessing you have dogs.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Four cats, but I do have a grand-dog and dogphew.

[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 5 points 2 months ago

You’re gonna need a bigger boat.

[-] Val 22 points 2 months ago

At least it wasnt killing birbs

Former wildlife carer myself, absolutely. Cat seems to have had a pretty decent time, and no wildlife was injured by it, so that's great.

[-] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Technically not impossible, but if the cat manages to catch a bird that landed on the boat, more power to it

[-] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago

A ship's cat is good luck though.

[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 3 points 2 months ago

So are rabbit feet, depending on who you ask.

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