The RNLI's urging paddleboarders in Fife to be properly prepared before taking to the water this summer.
It's increasing popularity means calls to those in difficulty rose 86 percent last year.
The RNLI is focussing on the sport, quickly becoming one of the most popular water activities, as part of its summer safety campaign.
Laura Erskine from RNLI Scotland says as well as checking the weather and telling people where they're going, it's easy to stay safe.
She is urging that people looking to take to the water on a paddleboard wear an appropriately fitted bouyancy aid, carry a phone in a waterproof pouch, wear the leash of their paddleboard round their ankle, check the weather forecast, let someone know where they are going and tell someone when they'll be back.
Lifeguard Tamzin McQueen says people also need to watch out for wind speeds and directions
Fife is home to six of the eight RNLI lifeguarded beaches.
They say that anyone who does end up in the water unexpectedly or in trouble without their board should float on their back, which they call float to live.
And with schools about to break off for the summer, the charity is telling people to plan ahead and follow safety advice.
It is predicting another busy summer.
A video of Anstruther lifeboat crews rescuing two young women after they were swept three-quarters of a mile out to sea last June is also being used in the campaign.
The pair can be heard thanking crew members and saying they didn’t think they would manage to get back themselves.
Their cries for help were heard by a passer-by, who alerted the coastguard. The RNLI said the alarm was raised "in the nick of time".
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