Hayden Panettiere – the Heroes actress who has become a spokeswoman for the “Save the Whales Again” campaign – will be in Dana Point on Saturday to check out our local mammals.
The trip aboard Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safari is part of a fundraiser, where Panettiere e-Bay’d herself to raise funds for the cause. The highest bidder and five of their closest friends will board the boat in Dana Point for the cruise.
The private trip will be viewable by the public. Capt. Dave Anderson recently installed a live web feed (www.whalewatchingtv.com) – possibly the first in the world on a whale watching boat – that allows viewers to see what is happening on board.
To find out when to log in to the site, follow Capt. Dave on Twitter, where he’ll announce when she arrives on Saturday.
Panettiere, whose image was splashed around the world a few years back when she went to Japan to protest the slaughtering of dolphins, did a similar fundraising trip in 2008 at the Channel Islands.
Anderson said he hopes the Blue Whales – the largest mammal on Earth – will stick around. They’ve had the best sighting season on record, and are still seeing the massive creatures. Our offshore waters are also home to pods of thousands of dolphins, so there should be some sort of action out at sea for the celebrity guest.
“It’s very exiting to have her coming out with us,” Anderson said. “She’s certainly well recognized by a lot of young people, especially. I’m a little nervous about everything.”
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