British tycoon adventurer Richard Branson (second left), poses for a photograph with son Sam (left), daughter Holly (right), and nephew Ivo, prior to his attempt to kitesurf from Dungeness in Kent, southern England to Boulogne, in northern France, yesterday. Sir Richard was forced to abandon an attempt to kitesurf across the English Channel yesterday due to rough seas, a spokesman said. The entrepreneur, who was attempting the stunt to mark turning 60 last month, had travelled eight kilometres out to sea from Dungeness in southeast England when high waves forced him to stop.