July promises calm seas, light winds, sunshine and a wide open Yap dive map. Ride shotgun with Ventura Dive & Sport on a 7/5 super size package, getting Micronesia the way it use to be, still is... This time of year you get everything but mating manta rays and trade winds. This was a busy dive...

Amigos do Mergulho, É com muita alegria que estamos inaugurando o Blog em Português do Manta Ray Bay / Yap Divers, para trazer aos amantes do Mergulho e da Natureza marinha notícias, imagens e informações sobre esse lugar especial do Pacífico, Yap, na Federação dos Estados da Micronésia, onde estivemos várias vezes. Acabamos de nos...

With those words, Associate Justice of the Yap State Court, Cyprian Mugunbey pronounced our very good friends from Brazil – José Truda Palazzo and Nalu Machado husband and wife. Obviously a bit of a joke but it fit right in with the entire day. This wedding took place at our house and my wife Patricia,...

This was part of our Kids Sea Camp family dive adventure week that we host annually. Sophie Purdon from Florida by way of the Cayman Islands and Lily McDonald of Toronto, Canada are the newest Junior Open Water divers in the world, having completed their class this afternoon at 1 PM.  Their final two training...

The southern tip of Yap’s barrier reef is where the Pacific Ocean and the Philippine Sea meet. It’s home to the most sea life diversity, brilliant coral, fun topography and water clarity in Yap. We saved this dive so that the Acker family can take the girls on a personal tour of Yap Caverns. Today’s...

Back in March I threw a blind invitation at the Scuba Diver Girls to create a custom media party in Yap, and last night they finished their 24-hour travel across the Pacific Ocean. This week we’ll be promoting scuba diving’s people, places and products with Yap’s manta rays, sharks and warm water reef life as...

Day two of shark school took the group down south on Popou to Yap Cavens and the southern walls. Yesterday we prepped the Caverns site with a bait box which produced a big group of mature Grey Reefs occupying the site. The Caverns dive is typically a sharky experience with white tips resting in the...

The beginning is always hardest: in case of Yap that means getting to that point past the immigration where the beautiful girl puts a floral wreath around your neck as if to say "relax - you're in Yap now!" Still, it speaks volumes that the first thing our SharkSchool guests basically did after a much-needed...

Jump onboard Popou for a full day with the man who started it all. Bill makes it a point to put down the keyboard and saddle up his BC to show his guests a good time on the reef with a personal tour of the biggest water Yap has. The southern reef of this island...

Manta mating season has the reef swirling with courting rays and with the recent moon cycle, we've had outstanding visibility in the lagoon. Every spring the activity and the number of mantas seen increases during their mating season. The best way to view these animals is in small groups just out of arm's reach and...

This is one of the times of year to have a "Best of Yap" week... if Manta mating season wasn't enough to get you  here, how about an island wide cultural party in full ceremonial color. If you're coming to Yap in the spring, you might want to coordinate your travel plans to connect with...

I am very excited to begin using a new feature added to our website.  This feature gives me the ability to chat live, with anyone in the world, should you have a question regarding anything about Yap or the Manta Ray Bay Resort & Yap Divers.  If you want to know how best to get...