A sailing company owner says a user-pays system for search and rescue missions, as is being considered in France, would be a good move in this country.
The French Government is considering making risk-taking adventurers, including sailors, pay for their own rescue.
The Life Flight Trust says that the average helicopter rescue costs $5000.
Steve Roberts of watersports company NZ Sail says that costly rescue missions should not be paid for by the taxpayer, and that adventurers should take out insurance.
