Meet YEMAYA
YEMAYA is the heart of SailOceanScience — a 60-foot sailing schooner built for real sailing, comfortable life aboard and exploring the Caribbean by sea.
Based in Dominica, she takes us between Îles des Saintes, Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe and the surrounding Caribbean islands on day sails and multi-day adventures.
YEMAYA isn't about rushing from one destination to another. She gives you the chance to experience the journey itself — the wind, the sea, the sailing and life aboard.
This beautiful Ocean 60 with building number 01 has been built to the highest standards of Lloyd's Register of Shipping by Southern Ocean Shipyards in England. "YEMAYA" is a fast passage making schooner capable of eating up the miles, 200 a day is not uncommon. Yet she has a sail plan that can easily be handled single-handed. . She is equipped with a generator (2007), bowthruster, 5 cabins, autopilot, chartplotter, electric windlass, tender and many extras. YEMAYA is the perfect sailing yacht for a family or a charter/expedition looking to explore all the world has to offer.
She sleeps up to 8 guests plus a crew of 2 for overnight trips and up to 12 passengers for day trips.
The perfect boat for the perfect Sailing Vacation.
A Real Sailing Experience
YEMAYA offers something different from the typical Caribbean boat excursion. Guests are welcome to take part in the sailing — take the helm, help with the sails, learn along the way or simply relax on deck and enjoy the passage.
Whether you're joining us for a day or spending several days aboard, sailing is part of the experience, not just transportation between islands.
Life aboard YEMAYA
With her 60-foot length, YEMAYA offers space to enjoy life at sea while keeping the experience personal and connected to the sailing.
Spend time on deck, relax at anchor, share meals, swim from the boat and wake up surrounded by the Caribbean.
Built for Caribbean Adventure
From open-water passages to quiet anchorages, YEMAYA is at home exploring the islands of the Caribbean.
Our trips combine sailing with swimming, snorkelling, island exploration and time ashore — giving you a more personal way to discover the region.
Length: 60 ft
Type: Sailing schooner
Hull: GRP
Operating from: Dominica
Experience: Day sailing & multi-day Caribbean adventures
Guests: Small-group sailing experiences 10-12 PASSENGERS
YEMAYA
Yemaya is the revered ocean mother goddess in Yoruba and Afro-Caribbean spiritual traditions. Known as the "Mother of Waters," she rules over seas, rivers, and all aquatic life. Depicted draped in flowing blue and white, adorned with cowrie shells and pearls, she embodies the nurturing yet powerful nature of water itself.
As the universal mother figure, Yemoja protects women, children, and all who depend on the sea. She governs fertility, childbirth, and healing, offering both gentle compassion and fierce protection. Her sacred numbers are seven and nine, and devotees honor her with white flowers, watermelons, and molasses offered at the water's edge.
Yemaya represents the life-giving force of water—the womb of creation, the source of all existence, and the eternal mother who calls her children home to the healing embrace of the sea.
