RNLI Lifeboat stations on the Isle of Wight rescued close to 200 people last year, according to new figures.
Between them, Bembridge, Cowes and Yarmouth Lifeboats came to the aid of 197 people in trouble off the Isle of Wight.
Three of those were life-saving rescues by Yarmouth RNLI, according to the figures.
Cowes had the most call outs; 60, while Yarmouth had 42 and Bembridge had 33.
When it came to the numbers of people rescued as a result of those call outs, Yarmouth rescued 91 people, Cowes rescued 55 and Bembridge rescued 51.
At least one of the life-saving rescues for Yarmouth was during the Round the Island Race, according to spokesman Richard Hemming.
He urged people to respect the sea, especially during the winter, when icy temperatures meant people you die within ten minutes of entering the water.
In 2016 more than 2,000 people were rescued from the waters along the south east coast of England.
That was up by 13 per cent on 2015’s total of 1,750 launches. The number of people rescued rose by three per cent in 2016, up from 1,940 people in 2015.
Glen Mallen, RNLI Lifesaving Manager, said: "We’d really like to see people paying more attention to safety messages and giving the water the healthy respect it deserves. While we will always answer the call for help, I and everyone within the RNLI would like to see people staying safer at the coast."
He added: "We’re calling on anyone visiting the coast to make safety a priority, whether that means wearing a lifejacket, checking their vessel before they go afloat, knowing they should call 999 and asking for the Coastguard in the event of an emergency, checking the tide times before they set out, or staying away from cliff edges and unstable coastal paths."