Nelson unofficially breaks Guinness world paddling record

At 7:38 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, an air horn sounded at Lake Padden in Bellingham, signaling that local paddler Brandon Nelson achieved his goal of breaking the Guinness world record for most distance traveled on flat water in a canoe or kayak in a 24-hour period.

The old record of 150.34 miles was set in 2006 by California's Carter Johnson.