Location: About 25 minutes by speedboat in northwestern direction from Yap Pacific Divers. Way leads through German Channel.

Topography: Latter part of the Miil Channel, the channel builds a “bowl” with a sandy bottom. Walls sloping from about 5m/16ft to 30m/98ft. In 25m/82ft and in 30m/90ft two cleaner stations on sandy bottom, with sea fans. Walls hard coral gardens intersected by sandy roads.

Points of interest: The walls overgrown with finger and table corals are home to any kind of reef fish. Close to the mooring areas crocodile and sometimes frog fishes can be found. White tip sharks are sleeping on the sandy patches in the reef. On the sandy bottom nudibranchs, flatworms and other macros. The cleaner stations are playground especially to manta rays and sometimes grey reef sharks. During manta ray mating season, mantas like to be in the “bowl” to get serviced at the cleaner stations and of course to mate.

Current: Current can be almost zero up to relatively strong, depending on moon phase and weather condition.

Route: The boat moors on one of four moorings around the shallower cleaner station. Descent on the rope to about 5m/16ft. Along the reef slope to about 25m/82ft sandy bottom. Along a sand bank between coral blocks and sea fans to the sallower cleaner station. If no manta can be spotted at the sallower cleaner station – crossing the sandy bottom south to the deeper cleaner station at 30m/98ft. Return to reef wall underneath moorings – the boat may change mooring according to current – drift along the wall until boat reached. Here safety stop and ascent along mooring line.

Difficulty: Open Water/Advanced Open Water

Best time: All around the year, high tide

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

Location: About 25 minutes by speedboat in northwestern direction from Yap Pacific Divers. Way leads through German Channel.

Topography: Manta Ridge is located inside Mill Channel, similar to a dam a reef formation of the shape of two “W’s”, bottom to bottom, is emerging from the sandy bottom in roughly 60-70 ft (18-21 m) depth up to about 20 ft. (6 m). The slopes and small walls building the ridge are hard coral formations partially overgrown with purple and, pink and orange soft corals.

Points of Interest: On the foot of the ridge, especially on the southern part in roughly 60 ft. (18 m) the bottom and the walls are covered with soft corals. The sandy bottom is the sleeping place of white tip sharks and sometimes leopard sharks. Small to midsize coral blocks on the sandy bottom are hiding place to eels, lobsters, crabs and smaller reef fish. Around the two “W’s” schools of jackfish, snappers, bumphead parrot fish and a variety of reef fish. Barracudas, black tip reef sharks and grey reef cruising around the top of the formation. From macro to very big – everything can be found on Manta Ridge. Manta and Eagle Rays like the Ridge to stand on top of it and play with the current.

Current: Depending on moon, tide and weather conditions the current can be from almost zero (Slack Tide) to very strong (especially full and new moon).

The Route: Manta Ridge can be done, depending on the current either as a mooring dive from one of the buoys on the southern and northern part of the Ridge, or as a drift dive. Drift dives usually start on the western (outside) part of the channel and lead inside around the Manta Ridge, exploring walls and slopes. The dive normally starts in about 60-70 ft. (18-21 m), with a slow descent toward the Ridge top, there safety stop close to one of the buoys where the boat is waiting, or drifting along the northern/southern wall and ascend to the surface close to the wall with safety buoy.

Difficulty: Open Water/Advanced Open Water

Best time: All around the year, high tide

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’14”N

138˚07’47”E

Location: About 25 minutes by speedboat in northwestern direction from Yap Pacific Divers. Way leads through German Channel.

Topography: Mill Channel is situated on the western side of the island. It opens from far inside the reef between Fanif, Rumung and Maap to the open ocean. The channels northern corner = Yap Corner, the southern corner = South Pass. The channel starts in it’s mouth at a depth of roughly 131 ft. (40 m) – the sandy bottom gets slowly shallower and shallower towards the Manta Ridge where it reaches a depth of 60-70 ft. (18-21 m). Both sides of the channel are steep walls and slopes dropping from about 15 ft. (5 m) down to the bottom. On the sandy bottom itself is intersected here and there with coral  formations. After the Manta Ridge the depth of the channel is about 60-70 ft. (18-21 m) getting deeper the further you come to Car Wash – the depth past car wash – inside the channel - is about 130 ft. (40 m).

Points of Interest: Mill Channel is especially on incoming current a marvelous dive, very atmospheric – steep walls with hard and soft corals, areas full of whip corals and small sea fans. Coral heads on the sandy bottom where sometimes turtles hide. The sandy bottom is full of sleeping white tip sharks. Grey reef sharks cruising through the channel, sometimes schools of 30 – 50 baby reef sharks. Further Bumphead Parrot Fish, Lobsters, Barracudas, Schools of Jackfish, Turtles, Eagle Rays to name some of the species, which can be found here. And of course Manta Rays, which make their way inside the channel to reach cleaner stations and mating sites.

Current: Depending on moon, tide and weather conditions the current can be from almost zero (Slack Tide) to very strong (especially full and new moon).

The Route: Mill Channel is mainly done as a drift dive. We normally start somewhere close to the mouth of the channel and drift along the southern or northern wall towards Manta Ridge. Starting depth 80-90 ft. (24-27 m) and in multilevel technique slowly ascending until the end of the dive. After a safety stop close to the wall around our guide’s safety buoy ascend to the surface, where the boat already waits. It is during strong current possible to drift from Yap Corner, the mouth of the Channel, all the way to Car Wash, crossing the Manta Ridge.

Difficulty: Open Water/Advanced Open Water

Best time: All around the year, high tide

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

Location: About 30 minutes by speedboat in northwestern direction from Yap Pacific Divers. Way leads through German Channel.

Topography: Yap Corner is northern corner of Mill Channel. The northern part of Yap Corner is a wall, which drops from 15ft. (5 m) down to over 200 ft. (60 m). The corner itself starts in about 15 ft. (5 m) to slope down to 30 ft. (10 m) after a small plateau it slopes to 70ft. (21 m) and finally to 130 ft. (40 m), where the hard coral formation ends on a sandy bottom. The eastern part of Yap Corner is a straight wall, which leads into Mill Channel – depth 130 ft. (40 m) to 98 ft. (30 m). Here in about 98 ft. (30 m) depth a big coral formation on the bottom.

Points of Interest: Aside from Manta Rays coming around the corner, going in to Mill Channel, schools of Barracudas, Grey Reef Sharks, Snappers, Turtles and the possibility to see pelagic sharks.

Current: Depending on moon, tide and weather conditions.

The Route: Drift Dive which starts on the northern wall of the corner in about 70-80 ft. (21-24 m) depth – as multilevel dive leading around the corner into the channel. Ascend after a safety stop close to the wall, around our guide’s safety buoy, or a set buoy inside Mill Channel on the northern side of Mill.

Difficulty: Open Water/Advanced Open Water

Best time: All around the year, high tide

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

Location: About 35 minutes by speedboat in northwestern direction from Yap Pacific Divers. Way leads through German Channel.

Topography: Vertigo is a combination of soft and steep slopes and walls with some deep cracks, similar to rivers cutting through the horizontal reef. The depth at the breaker line is about 15 ft. (5 m) – the reef slopes from there down to about 45 ft. (14 m), before it ends in a drop off. Drop off down to about 200 ft. (60 m) – there sandy bottom with single small coral formations.

Points of Interest: Vertigo is a spectacular dive for people who like sharks. Almost all the time around 10 Grey Reef Sharks can be found here close to the wall. As the sharks are already used in divers this site is very interesting for photographers for some shark close ups. Further can be seen big Red Snappers, Eels, Tunas, Rainbow Runners, Wahoos, Barracudas, Black Tip Sharks and pelagic sharks. This is the dive site for our Shark Adventure Dive.

Current: Depending on moon, tide and weather conditions, from zero to slow.

The Route: Vertigo can be done as a mooring or drift dive. The dive starts normally with a descend along the mooring line to roughly 45 ft. (14 m). Along the contour of the shallow reef until the drop off; There waiting for sharks and what ever come out of the deep blue. Either back to the mooring or along the drop off in northern or southern direction. Multilevel dive, ending after a safety stop either on the mooring line or on top of the sallow reef around our guide’s safety buoy.

Difficulty: Open Water/Advanced Open Water

Best time: All around the year, high tide

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

Location:

About 40 minutes by speedboat in northwestern direction from Yap Pacific Divers. Way leads through German Channel.

Topography:

Fanif Wall is a Drop Off on the western side of the island, consistent of two separate walls. The top of the walls is in about 15 ft. (5 m), dropping to about 70 ft. (21 m) like a step. From 70 ft. (21 m) finally a steep wall down to over 200 ft. (60 m).

Points of Interest:

Turtles, Sharks, Barracudas, any kind of reef fish. Marlin sights are possible along the walls.

Current:

Depending on moon, tide and weather conditions. Current fro zero to slow.

The Route:

Drift dive from either south to north, or the opposite way, depending on the current. The dive starts in about 65-82 ft. (20-25 m). Multilevel dive along the walls. After a safety stop ascend to the surface close to the wall on our guide’s surface marker buoy.

Difficulty:

Open Water/Advanced Open Water

Best time:

All around the year, high tide

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

Location:

About 45 minutes by speedboat in northwestern direction from Yap Pacific Divers. Way leads through German Channel.

Topography:

The reef structure looks almost like a hammer including handle, reaching out from the main reef on the west side of the island. The hammer is the northern end of the dive site. The reef slopes from 10 ft. (3 m) to about 100 ft. (30 m). The reef top is a flat plateau – from there the reef slopes until a sandy bottom in 100 ft. (30 m).

Points of Interest:

Turtles, Sharks, Nurse Sharks, Barracudas, any kind of reef fish. The shallow reef is home to a big variety of small reef fish. Very big areas of the shallow reef are overgrown with huge table corals.

Current:

Depending on moon, tide and weather conditions. Current fro zero to slow.

The Route:

Drift dive from either south to north, or the opposite way, depending on the current. The dive starts in about 65-90 ft. (20-30 m). Multilevel dive along the slopes inside the “bay” built by main reef and hammer. After a safety stop ascend to the surface close to the reef on our guide’s surface marker buoy.

Difficulty:

Open Water/Advanced Open Water

Best time:

All around the year, high tide

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

Location:

About 50 minutes by speedboat in northwestern direction from Yap Pacific Divers. Way leads through German Channel.

Topography:

Sunset Reef is the southern corner of Gaetmoqon Channel a marine protected area. The reef slopes from the main reef in 15 ft. (5 m) down to roughly 60 ft. (18 m) – from there on the reef turn into a wall, dropping to over 200 ft. (60 m) depth.

Points of Interest:

Turtles, Sharks, Barracudas, Bumphead Parrot Fish, Napoleon Fish, Snappers, any kind of reef fish.

Current:

Depending on moon, tide and weather conditions. Current from zero to slow;

The Route:

Drift dive from mainly south to north on rising tide. The dive starts in about 65-82 ft. (20-25 m) with reef on the right shoulder. Multilevel dive along the wall and reef top; after a safety stop ascend to the surface close to the wall on our guide’s surface marker buoy.

Difficulty:

Open Water/Advanced Open Water

Best time:

All around the year, high tide

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

Location:

About 60 minutes by speedboat in northwestern direction from Yap Pacific Divers. Way leads through German Channel.

Topography:

Cherry Blossom is the combination of slopes at the shallow part of the reef 15-20 ft. (5-6 m) and 3 consecutive drop offs dropping down to over 200 ft. (60 m).

Points of Interest:

Three very impressive walls, huge structures, Turtles, Sharks, Barracudas, Bumphead Parrot Fish, Napoleon Fish, Snappers, any kind of reef fish.

Current:

Depending on moon, tide and weather conditions. Current fro zero to slow.

The Route:

Drift dive from south to north on rising tide. The dive starts in about 80 ft. (25 m). Multilevel dive along the walls. After a safety stop ascend to the surface close to the wall on our guide’s surface marker buoy.

Difficulty:

Open Water/Advanced Open Water

Best time:

All around the year, high tide

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

Location:

About 60 minutes by speedboat in northwestern direction from Yap Pacific Divers. Way leads through German Channel.

Topography:

On Cabbage Patch the reef makes a little step, a mini wall, from the main reef plateau in 15 ft. (5 m) down to roughly 40 ft. (12 m) - from there on a long reef slope goes all the way down to 90 ft. (27 m) – after the long slope a drop off to over 200 ft. (60 m). The southern part of the dive site starts with a step dropping from 15 ft. (5 m) to 70 ft. (21 m), before the drop off falls to over 200 ft. (60 m).

Points of Interest:

Little caves, big blocks of coral heads, patches of cabbage corals, turtles, sharks, barracudas, bumphead parrot fish, napoleon fish, snappers, any kind of reef fish.

Current:

Depending on moon, tide and weather conditions. Current from zero to slow;

The Route:

Drift dive from north to south on rising tide. The dive starts in about 80 ft. (25 m) with reef on the left shoulder. Multilevel dive along the wall and reef; after a safety stop ascend to the surface close to the wall on our guide’s surface marker buoy.

Difficulty:

Open Water/Advanced Open Water

Best time:

All around the year, high tide

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

This reef description is not finished yet - we are currently working on it and will inform in our weekly news about the progress. Please note, that all photos shown here are from the described dive site.

Thank you for your understanding - Yap Pacific Dive Resort

GPS Coordinates

9˚36’07.03”N

138˚07’48.89”E

Number of Dives: 5000+

Dive Certifications: PADI MSDT, SSI DiveCon Instructor, CMAS* Moniteur, TDI Extended Range, TDI SCR

PADI Specialty Instructor: Deep Diver, Wreck Diver, Underwater Photography, Dry Suite, Navigation, Boat Diver, PPB, Naturalist, Nitrox, Night Diver, Drift Diver

SSI Specialty Instructor: Deep Diver, Wreck Diver, Underwater Photography, Search & Recovery, Navigation, Boat Diver, Perfect Buoyancy, Waves-Tides-Current, Nitrox, Night & Limited Visibilty, Drift Diver, Shark Diver, Computer Diving, Equipment Technics

Dives done in: Austria, Croatia, Egypt, Sudan, Maldives, Philippines, Yap

Working in the Dive Industry since: 2002