Diving the wrecks of Bikini
To dive Bikini Atoll you must be in contact with either Bikini Local Government or a representative of Indies Trader. The Bikini Story Bikini Atoll, which was the site of numerous atomic bombs in the 1940s and 1950s and has the world’s largest diveable wrecks, but it is not so easy to access these today. Read More
Mieco Beach Yacht Club
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club was founded in late 2003 by a group of cruisers and a resort manager for two main reasons: To give the cruisers ‘something to do’ when they’re in RMI, but not visiting the outer atolls, and to attract cruisers to RMI. Check out the club’s site: www.sailingmarshallislands.com. Yachties Night Out: Read More
Diving: Getting out on the water
Despite the fact that Majuro is the country’s largest population center, with about 35,000 residents, the waters are remarkably clear and rich in sea life (especially on the ocean sides and at the main pass, Kalalin). If you are a certified diver/s you can charter the 25-foot sports boat Wasabi with Captain Cary Evarts (caryevarts@yahoo.com or Read More
Beran is Back
Surfing star Martin Daly’s website www.indiestrader.com announced September 21, 2022: “With the border gate now well and truly swung open and off the hinges out in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) our first surf season in two years at Beran Island on Ailinglaplap is looming large along with a forecast La Nina year…” Read More
The Nudibranchs of Majuro
Amateur scientists find beautiful creatures in Majuro lagoon
For the past few years, two teams of yachtie amateur scientists have been exploring and photographing some of the incredible biodiversity in the Majuro Lagoon, focusing especially on very small creatures living in the tidal cuts. John and Lynette Flynn on the boat White Hawk and Ken Cone and Beth Van Zummeren on Eagle’s Wings Read More
Ailuk FAD
The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority is working on a long-term project to place Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) off many of the outer islands to attract ocean-going pelagic fish such as marlin, tuna and mahi-mahi and make it easier for the islanders to catch these fish. The following is the statement from MIMRA about their latest Read More
Kwaj Tourney Winners
Team Jambo (aka PII) took out first place in the First Place Total Pounds in the 77th Kwajalein Day 2021 First Memorial Fishing Derby held on February 12 and 13. Larry Hernandez kindly shared the video with this site. The winning team consisted of: Captain Kenneth Kramer, Chief Mate Joseph Bigler, Fishing Master Joseph ‘Jojo’ Read More
MIMRA Looks To The Future
Reimaanlok: Looking Towards The Future Must-watch movie In October 2019 the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) set out on a Pacific Islander-led expedition to two of the Republic of the Marshall Islands’ (RMI) most remote atolls, Bikar and Bokak. The goal of the expedition was to conduct the country’s first ecological assessment of these Read More
A-Z of Majuro
Here’s my A-Z of Majuro … it’s a snapshot of some of the best things on offer around town. is for the Alele Museum and Library in Uliga next to the Court House. The museum, located on the ground floor, is a must-see for visitors. It is small, but elegantly done. The exhibits include the Read More
RMI Through the Eyes of Ryan
Talented photographer Ryan Bance, who hails from Western Cape in South Africa, was in the Marshall Islands on a super yacht and created this stupendous video of playing in the water around the islands. His take on the video: “A high energy edit from a single anchorage in the Marshall Islands. Full power, Full froth, Read More
