Kinghorn RNLI lifeboat station defied the weather to raise £2,800 during its annual open day on Saturday.
Spectators braved the rain to watch an impressive rescue demonstration by a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet in Prestwick.
Lifeboat helmsman Neil Chalmers said: ”There was a reasonable turnout and we are really grateful to the people who turned up. It was a successful day.
”We are crewed by volunteers and we rely on charitable donations and events such as the open day.
”The Sea King helicopter did a demonstration and someone got winched up. There was also a demonstration by a Newfoundland rescue dog, where the handler went out in a wetsuit.”
More fundraising events have been organised for later in the year.
Around Halloween local RNLI volunteers will be leading ghost walks in Kinghorn to help raise more funds to sustain the lifeboat station’s life-saving activities.
”The next events will be spooky walks at the end of October,” Mr Chalmers said.
”The crew will be dressed up and will take groups around the harbour area and scare them with ghost stories.”
While the summer months are usually the busiest of the year for the lifeboat crew, recent poor weather seems to have had an effect on the number of call-outs.
However, Mr Chalmers urged the public to stay vigilant about safety around Fife’s coast once the weather improves.
He said: ”June, July and August are our busiest months but we have probably been a bit quieter these past two months. We’ve had about 18 to 20 call-outs so far.
”If the weather ever gets better and people want to go to the beach, we would always recommend that they take good care and look out for the tides.
”If you are going out on a boat, make sure your boat is well maintained and follow the advice given on the RNLI website,” he added.
There are around 25 volunteers who give up their free time for the Kinghorn lifeboat, including crew and management.