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50 years underwater for the mighty Thore
DIVER THORE DAHL HAS JUST CELEBRATED HALF A CENTURY as a BSAC member , after joining Kingston SAC back in 1971 .
84-year-old Thore , who originally hails from Sweden , caught the scuba bug when he moved to Jamaica just over 50 years ago with his work as a marine engineer . Learning to dive with Kingston Branch 51 , he qualified as a Third Class Diver by the end of 1971 , sparking his lifelong love of the sport .
Thore went on to become a BSAC Instructor as well as Chairman of Branch 51 . Now retired , the father of two still lives in Kingston and remains an active diver , diving most weekends to add to his 3,380 plus dives logged during his 50-year BSAC scuba journey .
“ I am now on logbook number 72 ,” says Thore , who shows no sign of slowing down .
“ I have fantastic dive partners here in Jamaica who assist me with the equipment and make sure I am comfortable .
“ To be a BSAC member has meant a world of diving to me . I have travelled extensively and dived most oceans , including dives in the Arctic and Antarctica .”
With no plans to hang up his fins , Thore said he is always looking forward to his next dive .
“ My doctor said to me , ‘ Thore , if you love your diving and feel fine when doing it , keep doing it !’ I can truly say that diving is one of the major factors that keeps me ticking and when I am underwater , I am no more than 30 years old and am just enjoying life .”
Voting underway in BSAC Election 2021
VOTING IS NOW OPEN IN THIS YEAR ’ S BSAC Election , which will see three Officer positions - National Diving Officer , Honorary Treasurer , Honorary Secretary - and four Council member posts all becoming available . With a total of 10 members standing as candidates , the 2021 election sees two posts unopposed , with Dai Atkins returning as National Diving Officer and Janos Suto moving from Council member to BSAC ’ s Honorary Treasurer .
Cast your vote
All BSAC members who are eligible to vote have now been sent an email , which includes their online voting codes and links to the candidate CVs , which members should read before voting . BSAC is particularly looking for candidates who have legal , commercial , HR , finance , business , IT , marketing , strategy or policy development experience and skills .
Closing date for voting is 8 May so if you have not yet received your voting email , please let BSAC know by emailing membership @ bsac . com and a replacement email will be sent out to you .
Members who have registered for a paper vote have now also been sent their voting papers in the post .
Members can vote for the following candidates :
Honorary Secretary ( one position available )
■ Edward Haynes
■ Rachel Sharp
Council member ( four positions available )
■ Mark Allen
■ David Brander
■ Geoffrey Duggan
■ John Gill
■ James Mudge
■ Paul Tarn
Each of the candidates ’ CVs can also be read online at bsac . com / election2021
The closing date for both online and postal voting in the 2021 Council Election is 8 May at 10:00 , with the deadline to appoint a proxy 20 May at 10:00 .
Date for the diary
The successful 2021 Election candidates will take up their BSAC Council positions after the 67th BSAC AGM on Saturday 22 May at 10:00 .
Following the success of last year ’ s ‘ virtual AGM ’, the 2021 AGM will also be held online , and all members are invited to attend .
Details on how to pre-register to participate in the online AGM and pre-register any questions you may have for council are on the BSAC Election 2021 website , which can be accessed via the voting email sent by Civica on behalf of BSAC .
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