More guests went frontier diving yesterday and got a taste of some wild natural encounters with Manta Rays, a school of Silky sharks, rainbow runner and tuna feeding. The guides keep a watchful eye on the water and when there’s action, the day’s plan is modified on the fly. This is how to keep things […]

Today was shark day on the outer reef in the Philippine Sea at Vertigo, Yap’s most exciting dive site. Yap has a healthy population of reef sharks that is still growing. Locals say that they don’t remember seeing as many sharks as they do these recent years. Protective legislation of the Manta Rays subsequently protects […]

Today was the blogger tour of Yap diving with the girls. It says “Frontier Diving” on the first page of the brochure, so we did just that and hit the water with an open adventure plan, 12 tanks of Nitrox and lunch. Our first stop was the local cleaning station for the mantas deep inside […]

Day two of the girl’s Yap dive adventure kicked off with a smile of a sunrise on a private boat loaded with Nitrox, lunch and two of Manta Ray’s most experienced dive guides. Sunshine, calm water and the whole reef to yourself, this is Monday in Yap. Yap is where you dive rich tropical water […]

We’ve had some excellent weather and dive conditions recently resulting in solid photo ops around the island. These are my lastest snaps from the past couple of weeks from 6-8 dives. Right now is a good time to be in the water and to get in on all of this. Here’s what it looks like […]

      With five boats in the water, Manta Ray Bay is quite a busy place right now. After all, we take pride in making our guests’ wishes come true. So, if there are divers who really don’t want to dive with sharks or mantas, well, there are always separate dive boats we can […]

We embarked on a shark hunt this morning, seeking an elusive school of Hammerheads seen just a few times here. Seems that shark school has all the stops pulled out on the diving schedule, not many guests want to get up early and head out for deep current dive in the dark. Hammerheads have been […]

New group trip set for next April – don’t miss it! Travelling with a Swiss group is about the most laid back thing to happen to a diver. The good news: Tour Operator Hang Loose and its owner Urs Maring, who has put together hand-selected travel packages for many years, will soon set up his […]

Over the years, we have been fortunate to host several dignitaries including Presidents, United States Senators, Ambassadors from several countries, Lawrence Fishburn the movie star; however the latest happened a few weeks ago and it was special. I have delayed reporting on this event for security reasons for the individuals involved. Now that they are […]

Networking is EVERYTHING! And it never stops! Occasionally those presentations lead to quite funny situations. While I gave lectures and slideshows on Yap and Manta Ray Bay Resort for regional dive clubs’ x-mas dinners, for travel wholesaler events or on tourism shows like Duikvaker in the Netherlands – the ones in other dive resorts or […]

We have ourselves a latent discovery that’s currently “under investigation” – do Manderin fish in Yap have a unique color pattern? This was first noticed by a guest of ours, Michele, who has photos of Manderin fish from all over the world including other Micronesian islands. Her own curiosity of her photos lead her to […]

I am about to share my day with you but I am asking any of you to send me your comments on what you would call a day that went like this. We departed on Popou, which in my opinion is the best dive boat in Micronesia not classified as a live-aboard, at 8:30 on […]