Addicted to Synergy and Empathy
We are a group surfers who dedicate our work to provide services and products appropriate to those who really want to learn to surf.
We aim to accomplish this through a perfectly organized company, where services are run with professionalism, honesty, unique style, competence, cheerfulness, and with a great team spirit.
Our Vision
"To be a surfing company that contributes to build a better world."
Our Mission
"Offer products and services that result in Extraordinary Experiences involving Surfing and Nature, exceeding clients' expectations of quality, safety, sustainability and fun, turning customers into friends."
Our Principles
"Respect - Enthusiasm - Innovation - Quality."
The Team
Benjamin
Benjamin
Name: Benjamin Kromayer
Function: Director
Born in: 1970
Origin: Munich - Germany
EasyDrop team member since: 1997
Surfing: Free surfer, longboarder
Qualification: Surfing Australia Inc. level 2 surf instructor, certified coast life guard. Certified Brazilian Surf Confederation Competition Judge.
Other: passionate about Brazilian music (Ben plays guitar, cavaquinho and pandeiro).
Phone: (55) - 73 - 8833 3312
Simone
Simone
Name: Simone Gonçalves Lôpo
Function: General Manager
Born in: 1965
Origin: Salvador - Brazil
EasyDrop team member since: 2009
Surfing: still a kook...
Qualification: Architect, Teacher
Other: specialist for best environmental techinques in civil construction
Mail: simone(at)easydrop.com
Phone: (55) - 73 - 8833 331
Carmen
Carmen
Name: Carmen Araujo
Function: Finance Manager
Born in: 1978
Origin: Brasília - Brazil
EasyDrop team member since: 2006
Surfing: level 3 EasyDrop student
Qualification: Biologist
Other: Canadian flair girl
Mail: carmen(at)easydrop.com
Phone: (55) - 73 - 8833 3316
Brancão
Brancão
Name: Leonard "Brancão" Henrique Oliveira da Silva
Function: Operations Manager + surf instructor
Born in: 1974
Origin: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
EasyDrop team member since: 2004
Surfing: Free surfer, longboarder, nickname: "the hand"
Qualification: Surfing Australia Inc. level 2 surf instructor.
Mail: brancao(at)easydrop.com
Phone: (55) - 73 - 8833 3317
Zuqueto
Zuqueto
Name: Carlos Zuqueto Boa Morte
Function: Instructor
Born in: 1973
Origin: Espirito Santo - Brazil
EasyDrop team member since: 2002
Surfing: shortboarder, pro competition surfer.
Coaching: Certified coast life guard. Surfing Australia Level 2 surf instructor. Judge by the Brazilian Surfing Confederation.
Other: Free-diver, JiuJitsu Master, Surfboard Repairer
Phone: (55) - 73 - 8833 3317
Luis
The EasyDrop Story
- Beach transportation test 1
- Beach transportation test 2
- Headquarters during construction
EasyDrop started off as a one-man company in 1997, with a couple of surfboards on the beach, and a simple website. Its German founder, Benjamin Kromayer, had originally come to Brazil to improve his Bossa skills on the guitar and on the look-out for good surf besides guitar playing, he landed in hidden tropical Itacaré. Upon realizing the great surf potential of the region, he decided to stay and set up a surf school.
Investing lots of time and $ into the company, by 2000 the school had grown into a full surf camp, with several instructors, a quiver filled with dozens of boards, besides 2 jeeps to take students to remote beaches. Soon the need for more space arose, so in 2002 an empty lot in the historical center of Itacaré was purchased, and a 2-story building constructed, to house the the school, an office, a charming bar, a surf shop, and a spa.
As of 2008, thousands of students from all over the world have gone through the EasyDrop program. The one-man company has grown to many employees, including a multi-language office team, besides our genius instructors. Everyone at EasyDrop eats and breathes surfing, while focusing on providing our clients with maximum success in little time, in a friendly and warm Brazilian way.
Besides, EasyDrop is an important actor in the Itacaré community standing up for social-environmental sustainability and civil rights.
EasyDrop has thus become internationally renown for the quality and density of our surf learning program as well as optional services we provide.
