The drivethru team

 

Raphi

Raphi is one of the cornerstones of drivethru and together with Waschdl, he manages our surfcamps in Sri Lanka. How did it come to this? Easy: In 2009 the Swiss decided on a trip abroad to set his priorities anew. The next steps after that came fairly quickly: Team up with Alex and Waschdl? No problem! Quit the Job and Apartment back home? Definitely! Working and surfing on the Atlantic coast? Fantastic! Discovering unknown places and surfing new waves in the Indian Ocean? Harri, harri!

Raphi is:

Campleader at drivethru Surfcamp Sri Lanka

ISA Level 2 Coach

Surf Life Saving GB Beach Lifeguard

Waschdl

Together with Alex and Raphi, Waschdl is one of the founding fathers of drivethru. After finishing his studies in sports science in Munich, he has managed to turn his passion “surfing” into his occupation. It all began in Morocco and France and eventually led him to Sri Lanka with the other two guys. Since 2008 our favorite Bavarian is a surf coach and spends most of his time in the water. Currently he is responsible inhouse for the training and development of our surf courses.

Waschdl is:

Training & Development
ISA Level 2 Coach
Surf Life Saving GB Beach Lifeguard

Vivi

After her first attempts at surfing in Indonesia, Vivi wanted to really learn how to surf well on one of her Asia trips. The starting point of her trip was Sri Lanka with a pit stop in our drivethru Camp Polhena. She liked it so much there, that the Swiss girl quickly decided to resign from her office job and give up her rented apartment back in Zurich and to permanently live at the south coast of Sri Lanka. Together with Raphi, she manages our two surf camps in Madiha and Polhena. Vivi gets her necessary balance from yoga. She is a certified yoga teacher since 2017 and would love to welcome you in one of her relaxing yoga sessions in our camp.

Vivi is:

Camp manager at the drivethru Surfcamp Sri Lanka  
Certified yoga teacher

Alex

Alex surfed his first waves on the French Atlantic coast. Much has happened since then: In 2009, our boy from the Ruhr area decided to leave the work and everyday life behind him and spent a couple of years in surf camps in Morocco and France. In 2013 Alex eventually discovered a new destination for himself: Sri Lanka. The idea of the drivethru surf camp was born. This idea was then immediately realized with the help of his best buddies Waschdl and Raphi. Today, as manager he handles all business affairs mainly out of Germany, while missing the ocean, which is why he visits our camps in Sri Lanka and Denmark on a regular basis. Who knows what he will come up with next…

Alex is:

Manager and creative driver of drivethru

ISA Level 2 Coach

Surf Life Saving GB Beach Lifeguard

Mimi

Mimi is a drivethru member since 2015. Together with Alex, she takes care of the entire back office and communication for drivethru from Germany. The three boys met Mimi years ago, when she was teaching French at a surf camp in France at the time. After she finished her masters in 2014, Alex offered for her to spend a couple of months in Sri Lanka during the cold winter months in Germany, which she immediately jumped on and booked a ticket straight into the drivethru team. Starting as a guest care manager in our camp in Madiha, she now takes care of us, so that we don’t drown in our own chaos.

Mimi is:

Head of Back Office & Communications

M.A. European Culture and Economy

The story behind drivethru

When Alex was working in Morocco as a surf coach for the first time, he met a lot of nice people there, among them Waschdl, who also taught surfing there. In the ensuing winter months, the two met regularly on the Moroccan Atlantic coast again to spend the winter together and to earn some dirhams along the way. In their first season together Raphi, the third in the league, was in the same place at the same time: It was love / friendship at first sight.

 

The following year, the three also spent their first joint summer in France. The desire to continue spending time and working together in the future grew.

 

When Alex returned the following spring from his winter trip to Sri Lanka, he reported to the others of the perfect waves and the breathtaking nature of this island. Everyone was immediately excited and didn’t hesitate when deciding where to go next. Other collaborators for this project were found quickly.

 

The drivethru surfcamp in southern Sri Lanka emerged. Surfing, living, relaxing in an idyllic setting, spending time with nice people and enjoying the leisurely pace of the island.

 

The drivethru team is thrilled to meet you and to experience the adventure “Sri Lanka” with you.

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Risikofreie Urlaubsplanung trotz Covid-19

Aufgrund der aktuellen Situation haben wir unsere AGB zu Zahlung und Reiserücktritt angepasst:

3. [...] Für alle Reisen nach Dänemark, die zwischen dem 01.05.2020 und 31.08.2020 gebucht werden, wird - unabhängig vom Reisezeitraum - die Anzahlung in Höhe von 20% des Reisepreises frühestens am 01.09.2020 fällig. Liegt das Anreisedatum vor dem 01.09.2020, wird der gesamte Reisepreis 14 Werktage vor Anreise fällig.  Für alle Reisen nach Sri Lanka gilt diese Regelung bis einschließlich 30.09.2020 / 01.10.2020.

Für alle nach dem 31.08.2020 (Dänemark) bzw. nach dem 30.09.2020 (Sri Lanka) getätigten Buchungen gilt weiterhin:

6. [...] Für alle Reisen nach Dänemark, die zwischen dem 01.05.2020 und 31.08.2020 gebucht werden, wird - unabhängig vom Reisezeitraum - bei Stornierung der Reise bis zum 31.08.2020 keine prozentuale Stornierungsgebühr fällig. Es wird lediglich eine Bearbeitungspauschale in Höhe von 20,-€ - unabhängig vom Reisepreis - fällig. Für alle Reisen nach Sri Lanka gilt diese Regelung bis einschließlich 30.09.2020.

Wir passen die o.g. Zeiträume mit Blick auf aktuelle Flug- und Einreisebestimmungen weiter an. Somit hast Du keinerlei Risiko bei deiner Buchung, da keine Anzahlungen oder prozentualen Stornokosten fällig werden.

We hope to see you soon again in the water! Stay safe, stay happy!