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The Yap State flag proudly carries the history and identity of the Yapese people. The blue background represents the Pacific Ocean that surrounds and connects Yap’s islands. At the center, a graphic of the traditional sailing canoe and star honors Yap’s skilled navigators and the ancestral knowledge used to travel by the stars, winds, waves,…

When Patricia and I opened Yap Divers back in 1986, we never imagined that forty years later we’d still be here welcoming guests from around the world. Somewhere along the way, many of you stopped feeling like guests and simply became friends. As we begin celebrating our 40th Anniversary this week, I wanted to take…

In July, 2026, Manta Ray Bay Resort and Yap Divers celebrate a milestone forty years in the making. What began as a small, harbor-side dive center founded by a young Peace Corps volunteer has grown into one of the world’s longest-running, family-owned dive resorts. To mark this anniversary, we invite divers, underwater photographers, adventurers, and long-time…

Yap Island WWII Tourism and Memorial Project The Missing Air Crew Project began as an initiative between Patrick Ranfranz, the nephew of a member of a US B-24 aircrew shot down over Yap in 1944, and the Yap Visitors Bureau (YVB) in 2005. Since then, 13 sites have been identified, cleared and preserved with memorial…

The 1st Annual Canoe Launching was held at Wacholab, Maap, on the third day of the 56th Yap Day Celebrations, this March 02, 2026. The Director of the Department of Health , Mr. Theo Thinnifel, welcomed all off-island guests, including the Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia, His Excellency, Aren B. Palik along…

The Yap Day Celebrations are one of the largest and most authentic of all of Micronesia’s cultural events. The festivities always begin with the traditional conch shell blowing and presentation of stone money, which is then followed by a number of Yap’s carefully chosen and well-rehearsed traditional dance routines. The colorful and rhythmic dances are…

Dans les cultures océaniennes traditionnelles, l'art du tatouage corporel, appelé Gachow en yapais, s'est développé comme une partie intégrante des coutumes sociales et spirituelles des populations insulaires. Les tatouages reflétaient le statut et le mode de vie et marquaient des étapes et des réalisations importantes telles que la puberté, le mariage et la naissance, les prouesses d'un guerrier, le statut social et les préférences individuelles. Les motifs imitaient...

Yap est peut-être l'un des secrets les mieux gardés de tout le Pacifique. L'un des quatre États insulaires qui composent les États fédérés de Micronésie, cette destination tropicale située hors des sentiers battus offre au voyageur expérimenté et à l'aventurier plusieurs expériences uniques. En voici les six principales : 1...