NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Virgin Group Ltd. head Richard Branson was forced to give up on a trans-Atlantic record attempt out of New York due to poor weather, a company spokesman says.
The unidentified Virgin spokesman said Friday while Branson did leave New York in a yacht with family members in an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a yacht this week, he was forced to forgo the attempt by inclement weather, London's The Sun said.