Dive Review of Beyond the Reef/Traders Ridge in
Micronesia/Yap

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Beyond the Reef/Traders Ridge, Jul, 2002, by H. C. Wood, Florida, USA . Report 1.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	We stayed at Traders Ridge, dove with Beyond the Reef. Both were well run by friendly people who tried hard to get you the dives you desired. WE had two typhoons hit Gwam while we were in Yap which made parts of the reef unavailable. We were told that these areas contained some of the better diving. We did 12 dives on Yap and in hindsight wished for more. We did the Manta channel 3 times (lots one time, 1 once and none once), the macro 3 times (the last two at our request) for 1.5+ hours each time (Mandrin fish, Pipe fish, lion fish and much more) and 6 drift dives outside the reef. When i go to this area again I will plan at least a week here. The island itself had some things of interest,i.e., native dances, etc. We were very happy with both the dive operation and the resort.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	15-100 Ft/ 5-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Boats will only handle 4 divers. Generally only 2 plus Dive guide plus float handler plus boat driver. The guide was great at finding the site to get the type of photos wanted and great at finding small things. The boat didn't have a rinse tank but one was provided at the dock and the crew was very careful with gear.

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Dive Review of Beyond the Reef/Traders Ridge in Micronesia/Yap

Beyond the Reef/Traders Ridge, Jul, 2002,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Beyond the Reef/Traders Ridge in
Micronesia/Yap