Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is a busy man but he has always time for one of his favourite hobbies. No, not women. The answer is kitesurfing.

The 61-year-old business mogul says "life begins at 60" and he is probably right. The footage of Richard Branson kitesurfing in open waters, off the Necker Island, is quite impressive.

Despite the choppy waters and waves, Branson shows he is in shape and ready for long distance kitesurfing races. Ludo Brockway, Richard's nephew, jumped in the helicopter and captured great images that can be seen here.

"I also wanted to use it as an excuse to speak again about kitesurfing. To me it's the best sport in the world. You can start at eight and keep at it until 80. It's not as expensive as you might think", says Richard Branson.

Louis Gomez is 73 years old and he's an avid kitesurfer. Yes, it's not 37, but 73 years. This former software engineer for JP Morgan Chase discovered kiteboarding when he was 65 and decided to give it a go.

"I told my wife that sport just didn't exist when I was younger," Mr. Gomez tells The Wall Street Journal. "To heck with that, I wanted to try it because I wanted to do it. It was a challenge."

The young wind addict had his first contact with kitesurfing on Lake Geneva, Switzerland, eight years ago and, there you go, he went for it. Despite the requirements of the sport, Louis Gomez was already a sportsman. He was a skier and racquetball player so his joints were prepared for strong impacts.

In 2008, Gomez had to undergo knee-replacement surgery but a few months later he got back to the waters for weekly training schemes. He lives in Pinecrest, Florida.

The best stylish kiteboarders will compete at the 2012 South Australian Kite Surfing Association State Freestyle Titles.

The contest will be held on the 4th and 5th of February, at the Grange Sailing Club, Henley Beach, a popular beachside suburb of Adelaide. The 2012 SAKSA Freestyle titles are open to all AKSA members, no matter what your level of experience and riding ability.

Whether you're just learning to jump or throwing down some huge liteloops or S-bends, join the competition and have some fun.

A group of intrepid kiteboarders will try to cross 22 kilometres of the south Evoikos Kolpos Channel, in Greece, on the 4th of February 2012.

Ilias Katirtsigianoglou, Spyridon Sofianos and Sandrine Roussos Werner, co-founder of the Global Kiter Foundation, will be joined by a team of volunteers to raise funds for charity and mark the World Cancer Day.

The crossing will take them from Marmari (Evia) across the channel to Loutsa. The team will be supported by volunteers from the Greek PWC Racing Association, the Nautical Club of Palaio Faliro and the Omada Aigaiou (Aegean Sailing Team) who will be assisting with jet skis, RIBS, sailing vessels, lifeguards and donations.

All volunteers have experienced cancer directly or indirectly through their siblings. The concept of the crossing helped Ilias to overcome the challenge he was faced with when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in December 2009.

Johnny Heineken is the 2012 Lord of the Wind. The world kite racing champion has been crowned the best wind rider between kiteboarders and windsurfers, in Los Barriles, Baja Mexico.

The US sailor took the first place in the kiteboarding course race and a second place in the slalom series. Adam Koch kept the silver honors and he was followed by Bryan Lake, in third place.

Kiteboarders got the most out of the 12-14 knot winds in the long distance race and dominated the competition. The event opened with 16-22 knot winds and a rolling swell. A total of 40 heats were run and kiteboarders had the opportunity to do a big air contest.

In the last day of competition, the wind only showed up at 2pm, but the competition was intense. The 2012 Lord of the Wind Showdown is clearly one of the best wind sports contest in the world and is putting Los Barriles in the center of the extreme action.