What the Newquay surfers think about drug-testing

Max Hepworth-Povey, who runs a surf school, and pro surfer Matt Rodwell (right): 'There are people who party, surf; party, surf. But I want to make a living from it. So I don't drink. I don't do drugs. I want to be the best I can.' Photograph: Apex for the Guardian

Jamie Mather works in a Newquay surf shop and is a semi-pro surfer. He's not sure that the sport would be the same with drug-testing: 'It’s like a ritual for the younger surfers to party.' Photograph: Apex for the Guardian

Ori Matas, who works in a local hotel, moved to Newquay, Cornwall because the waves in Barcelona weren't big enough for him. 'It’s important for them to do this, to have the same standards as other sports.' Photograph: APEX/Apex for the Guardian

Corinne Evans, a model and surf teacher, welcomed drug-testing: 'The more seriously the sport takes itself, the more companies will be willing to invest, and the faster the sport will grow.' Photograph: Apex for the Guardian

Newquay surfers Corinne Evans and Kerry Powell (right). Powell says female surfing is very clean already: 'We already take it so seriously because we have to make the most of what little resources we have.' Photograph: Apex for the Guardian