Sailors push themselves to the limits at the Mussanah Open Championship
By: Times News Service
Mussanah: The penultimate day of racing at the Mussanah Open Championship ended in dramatic fashion as sailors across five classes pushed themselves to the limits to end the day in contention for honours on Thursday.
With Olympic qualification within touching distance, tension was high and in great conditions, the sailors had to use all of their experience to gain the small advantages that could prove so important in the final rankings.
After the second to last rounds of racing, the 49er class remains as tight as ever. Indian pair of KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar retain top spot for the third successive day but the team of Akira Sakai and Russel Aylsworth representing Hong Kong won all three of yesterday’s rounds to propel themselves into second place ahead of the Chinese team of Hong Wei and Chao Xiang in third.
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A Maine legislative committee has approved a proposal designed to increase wages for apprentices.
The state’s Maine Apprenticeship Program facilitates training and education to help fill gaps in the state’s workforce. Democratic State Sen. Joe Rafferty, of Kennebunk, proposed to apply at least 75% of the program’s funding to apprenticeship programs in which the apprentices earn at least 150% of the minimum wage upon completing the apprenticeship agreement.
The Maine Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee passed the proposal by a count of 8-5 on Monday. It will now move on to the full Legislature.
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AUGUSTA Senate District 11 Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced a bill Tuesday to help military service members, veterans and their families who live in Maine.
LD 374, “An Act To Allow Veterans, Active Duty Service Members and Their Spouses To Apply for Temporary Occupational Licenses and Certifications,” was the subject of a public hearing before the Legislature’s Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business.
“Military families, especially military spouses, make great sacrifices in the service to our nation. Their career should not be one of those sacrifices,” said Sen. Curry, senate chair of the IDEA Committee. “But too often as families are relocated to new duty stations, military spouses, whose careers are licensed, must navigate new state certificates, licenses, courses, exams, and fees. These barriers often result in financial hardships as they contend with the licensing requirements of their new state before they can even begin r