Skool Profile
Learn To Live Aboard
Climb aboard and we'll show you the ropes and get you off the dock and onto your own boat safer, sooner and more enjoyably.
In a nutshell, here's our story...
Learn to Live Aboard (LTLA):
Boyd (Founder & Principal) has lived aboard sailing boats for years in the Whitsundays, Queensland, and sailed extensively in Tahiti, Croatia, Thailand, Greece, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Holds commercial & recreational marine qualifications; lifelong boating experience.
Started young: rode a tinny to school; left school at 15 to work on a prawn boat.
Career includes marina work and Bareboat Charter Briefer (helping others learn boating).
Earlier built a successful career in advertising, marketing, and corporate strategy.
In 2015, diagnosed with serious melanoma; after recovery, returned to sea aboard his 50โ ketch Morningside.
Now splits time between the Whitsundays and Phuket, Thailand.
A welcoming space for aspiring liveaboards and boating enthusiasts.
Supports beginners, future charterers, and curious learners.
Mission: build confidence, teach boating theory, and share real experience for safe, smooth, enjoyable life on the water.