Manta Ray Bay Resort and the Mnuw were decked out in local attire for the New Year welcoming celebration. The entire walkway from the street was lined in organic decorations and light ropes leading to the entertainment and, of course, the bottomless buffet.   Detlef's crew worked all day preparing fresh Tuna poke, blackened Yellow-fin...

Not much has changed since I left, or since 1986, when Bill invented diving and tourism here, for that matter... this is how the guys kick the energy level up a few notches out at Vertigo. This is a Texas style shark feeding, that happens anytime anyone wants, out on the Philippine Sea reef. The way Bill...

Hello again, we're back with the Yap status reports (finally). I'm happy to be posting this after a couple of months off island... here's my update and what today looks like at Bill's op. After surviving the end of the world, a whole bunch of people showed up ready to dive and we have action...

Myself (Bill Acker) along with colleagues Detlef Trux and Jan Sledsens are once again preparing to depart Yap and head for the colder climates of Europe to exhibit at some of the major dive shows there. Jan will travel first as he will go home to see his family for a few days and will...

Bill made it even more convenient to dive Yap. After breakfast on the Mnuw you can walk to the boat with only your sunblock to meet your gear... all of it. This upgrade came in the form of a few dozen Manta Ray branded Armor dive bags and a new luxury guest policy that says...

[caption id="attachment_2825" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="Snorkeling Miil Channel"][/caption] I just had the pleasure of diving through a brilliant Thanksgiving week at Manta Ray. Take a look at some of the highlights of the past week here: CLICK HERE FOR IMAGES Special thanks to MRBH's Louise for diving with the mantas with me and Hursie for snorkeling...

Es gibt nicht viele Orte auf der Welt von denen man sagen kann, dass sich die lange Anreise mehr als gelohnt hat. Yap, Teil der Federal States of Micronesia (FSM), liegt inmitten des Pazifischen Ozeans und gehört definitiv dazu.   Die Insel Yap ist etwa 18km lang und 3km breit, ca. 1300 km von Neuguinea...

From May, 22-29, 2013, Dr. Erich Ritter brings his renowned workshop programme Sharkschool to Manta Ray Bay Resort & Yap Divers.   Being one of the very few field researchers and expert for shark behavior, the Swiss-born scientist will share his knowledge and first-hand experience when it comes to human-shark-interaction. Apart from thrilling close encounters...

Vom 22. bis 29. Mai 2013 bringt Dr. Erich Ritter seinen erfolgreichen Workshop Sharkschool ins Manta Ray Bay Resort nach Yap. Als einer der ganz wenigen Feldforscher und Experten für Hai-Verhalten vermittelt der gebürtige Schweizer den Gästen sein Wissen zur Interaktion zwischen Mensch und Raubfisch. Ein Schwerpunkt liegt dabei neben dem Erlebnis Haitauchen in der...

We aren’t 100% sure of the exact date because Carmen’s passport, which her father originally applied for her says her birth day is October 10th.  Her birth certificate says today, October 11th yet her Mom says she was born on the 12th.   Now I don’t know about you, but I know that Dads rarely get...

While going through digital images from our various cameras, I came across this picture of my wife Patricia pushing our grandson Thaddaeus to the pool in a makeshift stroller.  That’s improvisation if I have ever seen it. [caption id="attachment_2755" align="aligncenter" width="351" caption="Patricia Acker pushes Thaddaeus Acker Sullivan to the pool"][/caption] We have a number of...

As most of you are surely aware, living in the Tropics requires a bit of ingenuity from time to time.  Also, as most of you are aware it does rain, even in the Paradise which is Yap Island, but there is no need to worry about us as we have figured out a safe way...