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Like a Baus! Barack Obama beats billionaire Branson in kitesurfing as he holidays

The former POTUS came out on top in the end   (Photo: Jack Brockway/Virgin.com)

Barack Obama has been winding down after eight years in the White House with a spot of kite-surfing with his buddy and billionaire Sir Richard Branson.

The former POTUS reportedly spent two days learning the basics of how to fly a kite on dry land before his was finally allowed to graduate to the water.

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