Buitre- The First Nicaraguan Surf Company

Welcome!-¡Bienvenidos!

BuitreSurf.com is proud to present our new web site for 2009!

We have an online store in the works. Right now there are Flexfit hats, t-shirts, visors, tank tops, vinyl stickers and coozies for sale at the Surf Sanctuary.

Under Construction...

New features are being added daily, weekly, monthly and yearly...

(...according to Nica. time-maybe never.)

please check back soon!

How It All Started

BuitreSurf.com as a surf clothing company was first conceptualized in the late summer of 2007 over a few cold Tonas...

Tony Longobucco, of The Surf Sanctuary external link and Andrew Foster, Graphic Designer agreed that iBuitre! as a surf company was to be a project child worthy of turning into a reality.

Although the idea was there, the long awaited and deliberated final logo creation and thus the birth of iBuitre! was not until[...]

About the Name

BUITRE- (bwee-tray) Spanish word for vulture.

The name was inspired by the local surf gang at Santana. The boys affectionately start to chant in unison "buitre!, Buitre!" and caw like vultures…”ahhwwww,” “AAhhWWWW” towards anyone (namely Brazos) dropping in, back paddling and generally being ass clowns[...]

Music Control

Celebrity Gunfight
"Don't Jump Feet First"

Hot Seat

Q: Who is the BIGGEST Buitre?
A: TONY!

Q: Airs or Barrels?
A: Barrels!

Q: Frontside or Backside?
A: Frontside

Q: Dane or Jordy?
A: Jordy

Q: Rights or lefts?
A: I'll take them Both!

Q: Reefs or Beach breaks?
A: Beach breaks

Q: Outer Reef or Pipeline?
A: Pipe

Q: Gringa's or Nica's?
A: Nica's...(looking at his wife!)

Q: Cerveza or Soda?
A: Cerveza!

Q: Eat or Go Surf?
A: You have to eat to surf! (laughs)

Q:Rap, Rock or Raggaeton?
A: Raggaeton

Q:Future or FCS?
A: FCS

Giving Back

BuitreSurf.com proudly donates 10% of all proceeds to local Nicaraguan communities and organizations. learn more

BuitreSurf.com was stoked to sponsor the first Nicaraguan Airshow. This was held during a short interlim at this years Santana contest, part of the Circuito Nacional de Surf 2008. learn more

We feel that since other companies are not willing to step up, it is our duty to give back. learn more