We had planned a week-long sea kayaking, kiteboarding, surfing, and SUP trip in May, which in the UK is usually some warm and settled weather after the April showers. This year, however, has been very different from those in the past, and we have seen some of the most upset and angry storms the UK has seen in decades, resulting in hail storms, floods, and exceeding strong winds. As professional kayakers, but amateur sea kayakers, we made the unanimous decision to stay closer to home and take a mini-adventure off the south coast of England around the Cornish coastline instead of hauling ourselves up to the outer reaches of bonny Scotland.