Obama and Billionaire Richard Branson compete in Kitesurfing

Former president Barack Obama goes kitesurfing in the Virgin Islands with billionaire Richard Branson.

Branson posted the below video on his Virgin Air website in which he wrote: "It was a huge honour to be able to invite President Barack and Michelle Obama down to the British Virgin Islands for a complete break after Barack finished his second term as President and the family left the White House.

Branson said he had the opportunity to challenge Obama to learn to kitesurf while he learned how to foilboard to see who could stay on his feet the longest.

Well, the Virgin billionaire challenged the former president to a kitesurf vs foilboard learning contest – here’s what happened: