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Video: 45 Miles Per Hour In Kayak

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45 MPH might be an unofficial kayak speed record.

Kayaker Ben Marr captures great GoPro footage as he rockets down a concrete drainage into Lions Bay, British Columbia, at 72 kilometers (45 miles) per hour, occasionally yelling “thorns!” Hop ahead to 1 minute to get right into the action.

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