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THE future of the Royal Victoria Docks Watersports Centre is still uncertain, despite Britain’s success on the water at the Beijing Olympics.

The centre, near Excel, needs a major overhaul. Peter Chilvers, who runs the windsurfing school next door, wants to see the centre brought into the London Olympic legacy programme.

He said: “Sailing is our most successful Olympic sport and yet we’re here, in the heart of the 2012 host borough, and there’s nothing being done about securing the future of its only sailing facility."

“THIS IS London’s Olympic Borough and it would be a disgrace if there is no sailing facility here, it’s one of our most successful sports.�

These are the passionate words of Peter Chilvers – a man on a mission to save the Royal Victoria Dock Sailing Centre, which he thinks should form a vital part of the 2012 Olympic legacy.

Newham’s only full-time sailing facility, close to the ExCeL Centre, has provided the opportunity for thousands of children to enjoy watersports over the past 20 years, but its future is in doubt.