This morning the place to be, was on the reef. Just as we warmed up and dried off, weather-wise, it turned wet, grey and just plain nasty out. The good news was, it doesn't rain underwater and there's a boat captain paid enough to sit on the surface chewing betel nut and getting poured on...

This afternoon on a 3rd dive, Alex took us on a Pacific side reef tour that gave us a little surprise. We rolled off the boat together and turned over to see 100+ feet of vis and a swarm of humphead wrasse on our way down the reef slope. After gliding down to about 90...

Yap Divers and the Manta Ray Bay Hotel celebrate 25 years as a PADI member. Regional Manager Michael Janssen is on the island to personally thank and congratulate Bill and Patricia on their silver PADI membership anniversary. In the photo is Patricia, Bill, Michael and Jan the dive op manager. That's 25 years of being...

Things have been busy here at the resort on the video front. We have Jim and Patricia testing out brand new Sony HD video cameras with Amphibco housings out on the reef. There's some new Manta Ray Bay promo material in the works, some of it I'll leak here before it flies back to Michigan...

Part of the Island's charm are the stories and folklore about Stone Money. The other day diving O'Keefe's Passage, Gordon showed me some encrusted buried treasure. Stone Money is still valued and traded today. The value is based on each piece's story about it's journey to Yap. The harder it was to get here, the...

Thanks Bruce for your comments on the Lap around Yap post... he gave the ole, "Yeah, yeah, show me what we really come for..." - Roger that. Today we're looking at some quick selections pulled right off of Marc's Nikon D300s. He was nice enough to walk his camera down to the photo shop and...

We have a real mystery brewing on the island. A couple days ago our guest Eric from Bakersfield, CA brought back a photograph of a fish, that so far, has not been identified. [caption id="attachment_1759" align="aligncenter" width="625"] Unidentified Mystery Fish[/caption] The whole 8 pound fish almanac came out more than once and we aren't any...

Check out John's form in the water this morning. It turns out that my SD card caught a nice dive guide example moment and thought I'd share. All of this went down as we dropped onto the reef just outside the Channel and started down the corral slope in a sandbox. John stopped the guests...

I'm happy to be the one to pass this information. I've been checking this place out and sure enough it's the real deal island paradise. First, let's cover some basics about getting around and being in Yap. Saying hi - "Mogethin" is the standard greeting, it has a little pronunciation spin on it that will...

Meet Martyn and Paulina from Cambridge. They just wrapped up a week in Palau then pulled a "honeymoon" line in and out of the water here in Yap. They managed to hit a 4 day window and be the only divers on the schedule. They had the shop, boat dock, boats and dive sites to...

In late June/early July we had the distinct pleasure of hosting 7 Aussies from the Gold Coast for 10 days.  They are all friends of Trevor Smith who was the longtime owner of Diversity Dive.  Trevor was accompanied by his wife Tara and young son Drew.  Drew quickly became the darling of the resort and...

Yap Divers and the Manta Ray Bay Hotel 4th of July holiday week on the island - This is today's Yap status report, the latest dive conditions and a demonstration of Bill Acker's custom hospitality game. Unique Dive Vacation Options Private beach party for 10 with a 4 course BBQ and kegged micro-brew, the perfect...