Your position on the rescue board determines the board’s ‘trim’. Look at the nose of the board when you are paddling. If water is constantly streaming over the nose, it is ‘nosediving’. If the nose is lifted too high, it greatly reduces your speed. You may need to move regularly on the board to keep the board’s ‘trim’ in the best location. Your trim will also need to be adjusted depending on if you are paddling away from, or towards, the shore.