Sorry, Zuck.
It is rare to find women and men who prefer to stand on principle rather than the almighty dollar, even more rare in our surf world (see: The Inertia), which is what makes me so glowingly proud of Thunderbomb Surf Camp in northern Nicaragua.
The for-profit surf fully integrated operation, which asks, “Why not get uncrowded waves with great accommodations? With our surf vehicles and local boat captains you will have the freedom to surf more than just the beach out front. Here you can surf world-class waves, get barreled at The Boom, carve epic points, or even learn to surf without the crowds that plague the beaches of Costa Rica and southern Nicaragua,” just two months ago rejected a financially rich offer from a SUP tour group and publicly told them “fuck no.”
Lessons are tough to learn, though, and another punter recently reached out wondering if a “tow-in foil program” was offered.
Thunderbomb could have easily replied, “Sure” and taken much money but instead replied, “Hello, our tow-in foil program is located at foildeeznutz.com/fuckyocouch.”
Wonderful customer service indeed and many bravos.
The world’s 5th richest man Mark Zuckerberg will be made sad but you? Me?
Keeping deez nutz, and yours, safe.
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This portly Val on a 10ft surftech mal is in no surfing condition to tell anyone to f…k off. Having a quiet surf at the point…here comes clowntown with three boatloads. He is the crowd. Quiet surf on the beachie…here comes the 11 seater clowntrucks roaring down the beach, instant bad vibes. The other camps seemed ok, pretty mellow. I was told hes had plenty of SUPS and boogers in his crowd camps. Like a 20 person house and a 20 person hostel. The waves cant really handle those numbers. Seemed ljke the WalMart of serf camps, massive sellout. Hated when they turned up, everyone out surfing seemed to collectively groan
Nice PR attempt but it doesn’t look like the reply message has actually been sent.
Kill to surf that right now!!
why are they all in the shorebreak? Or is that the cliental?
Speaking of foils, have these been discussed yet?
https://www.instagram.com/p…
I’ve stayed at both Chancletas ( hotel & house rental) and Thunderbomb and I have really enjoyed both places. They each have their pluses and minuses . I’ve been to the area 4 of last five years and will be going again.
I like Jonathan , if ppl don’t like the SUP response fine. I don’t think he cares what “everyone” thinks, he’s doing what he thinks is right for the break as well as his business. The locals we were around seemed to appreciate his overall approach and told us they like it when both resorts are full because of the money/jobs it brings to the area.
Deez Nuts ran for President in 2016 and my 85-year-old mom thought it was the funniest thing ever.
Beach Grit, you’re blowing it. The guy that runs the camp is a total douche. Can’t surf to save his life. He bad mouths everyone. He tries to get you to come stay at his place and if you don’t succumb to his charmless attempts he blocks you on Instagram. Dude is a tool.
Aha!
So there may be more to this story than meets the eye. Chas, time for you to get that incisive surf journalism machinery in motion, and uncover the dirt.
“More as the story develops”?
Don’t forget that he never shuts up his self promoting on insta and has helped ruin/expose what was once a pretty awesome barely known spot
Its cool they play the grumpy local card, but chancletas has a killer vibe and you dont have to pal up with everyone and hop in the truck to find waves.
To each their own, but I’ll take super chill people and grabbing a fresh mango off a tree on my morning walk to the boom, with coffee in hand.
Not a Joe’s Place kinda guy then?
Joe’s isnt bad either but man Chancletas is like paradise.
Yeah, I stayed at Chancletas for 5 days and then realised I had to save some mula to stay longer so moved to Joe’s. Slightly longer walk and more rustic but still good vibes
I rented a house at chancletas and split it with my homie and his daughter. Brought my fiancee and her daughter along as well. Cooked all our own food, the grom lost her mind picking coconuts and mangos off the trees, and Shay the owner of Chancletas hooked her up with an ice cream sunday for doing the slackline. Chancletas is a really laid back vibe. Thunderbomb is the bro camp, would have been my choice in my 20s, but now Im not trying to be on hardcore tour. I just want to score good waves easily and lounge with my family and some cool people. My homie Sean and I, did race horses down the boom beach at full speed though. That was fucking killer.
Stayed at Joes in maybe 06….chancletas was still being completed . all!most nobody surfing it was epic. Way different now of course but such is life
We went in the middle of covid times. We surfed the point in pumping conditions by ourselves for 4hrs straight. Never saw a single person outside of some local fishermen. The boom had maybe 7 people spread out on the most packed day. The crew thunderbomb had wasnt trying to surf 6ft+ boom I guess only saw them once.