How interesting it is that surfers are retiring at 30, 28 or 29… What Conner Coffin did yesterday surprised me, especially because Coffin was not a mere contributor on the tour but has put up good fights; in fact, two years ago he made the finals and finished fourth in the world.

Malia Manuel, 29, Keely Andrew, 28, and a couple of other big names, including those we don't even know about, have already hung up their gloves, at ages of pure competition. Why do they do it? The reason is sad: Competitive professional surfing, the world circuit, is not as attractive as it used to be.

It has become a complicated thing for a few, not even a sporting investment, or, rather, a sporting aspiration, but a roulette wheel.

Can one devote one's life to roulette? No, at least not in one's right mind.

But it is still sad. I think there is hope if the sport's organisation returns to what it was before and the other is what Olympic surfing brings, as a big factor for the sport to continue developing and for people to be able to make a living from it.

It is difficult to imagine that the surfing industry and everything that surrounds it will grow if professional surfing does not grow, and vice versa. And it is not a minor fact that the best surfers in the world are disenchanted with the tour. I would say that it is a particularly sensitive fact that all stakeholders should be interested in.

This, described above, is one of the topics that follows below in this week's newsletter.

-Two years after making the finals, Conner Coffin retired from competitive surfing: https://dukesurf.com/two-years-after-making-the-wsl-finals-conner-coffin-retired-from-competitive-surfing/

-Zorioneko: The new video of Ethan Eguiguren: https://dukesurf.com/zorioneko-el-nuevo-video-de-ethan-eguiguren/

-The Tahiti Pro series are now available: https://dukesurf.com/ya-estan-las-series-del-tahiti-pro/

-Brief history of Nicolás Madera - Surfer's tales - Episode 10: https://dukesurf.com/breve-historia-de-nicolas-madera-cuentos-de-surfistas-episodio-10/

-Confirmed: Kauli Vaast is Italo Ferreira's replacement at the Tahiti Pro: https://dukesurf.com/confirmed-kauli-vaast-is-italo-ferreiras-replacement-at-the-tahiti-pro/

-Nadia Erostarbe reached the round of 16 for the second consecutive challenger: https://dukesurf.com/nadia-erostarbe-reached-the-round-of-16-for-the-second-consecutive-challenger/

-Another view of the last swell at Skeleton: https://dukesurf.com/another-view-of-the-last-swell-at-skeleton/

-Panama has already announced its team for the ISA Junior World Championship: https://dukesurf.com/panama-has-already-announced-its-team-for-the-isa-junior-world-championship/

-The return to Cape Solander: https://dukesurf.com/the-return-to-cape-solander/

-Julian Schweizer: “I felt like I was in Disney... I was much happier than I was at Disney”: https://dukesurf.com/julian-schweizer-me-sentia-en-disney-estaba-mucho-mas-contento-que-en-disney/

Joel Tudor critical of those who use leashes at the US Open: “They are embarrassing us”: https://dukesurf.com/joel-tudor-critico-con-quienes-usan-leash-en-el-us-open-nos-estan-avergonzando/

-Australian surfer attacked by shark saved his life by hitting the animal: https://dukesurf.com/australian-surfer-attacked-by-shark-saved-his-life-by-hitting-the-animal/

-Teahupoo trials for locals only: https://dukesurf.com/teahupoo-trials-for-locals-only/

-The intimacy of a session on the dangerous slab of Shark Island with Nathan Florence: https://dukesurf.com/the-intimacy-of-a-session-on-the-dangerous-slab-of-shark-island-with-nathan-florence/

-QS of Bahia went up to 3000: https://dukesurf.com/qs-de-bahia-subio-a-3000/

-A crazy bunch of photos, videos and history of surfing in Mozambique: https://dukesurf.com/a-crazy-bubble-of-photos-videos-and-history-of-surfing-in-mozambique/

-Alan Cleland, Rolo Montes and friends are protagonists in Repeater: https://dukesurf.com/alan-cleland-rolo-montes-y-amigos-son-protagonistas-en-repeater/

-"It's easier to do than to say", at least for Noa Mizuno: https://dukesurf.com/es-mas-facil-hacer-que-decir-y-asi-lo-demuestra-noa-mizuno/

-Matías Maturano is not at the US Open because the embassy denied his visa: https://dukesurf.com/matias-maturano-is-not-at-the-us-open-because-the-embassy-denied-his-visa/

-This is the guest list for the prestigious Padang Padang tubing event: https://dukesurf.com/this-is-the-guest-list-for-the-classic-and-prestigious-padang-padang-tubing-event/

-Filipe Toledo withdrew from the US Open: https://dukesurf.com/filipe-toledo-withdrew-from-the-us-open/

-Cole Houshmand guaranteed himself a spot in the 2024 CT: https://dukesurf.com/cole-houshmand-guaranteed-himself-a-spot-in-the-2024-ct/

-Bourgeois, Gomez and de la Rosa won in Bocas del Toro: https://dukesurf.com/bourgeois-gomez-and-de-la-rosa-won-in-bocas-del-toro/

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