CNN's sailing programme MainSail profiles Sir Richard Branson this month. Check out this footage of Branson on board his boat...

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This month, CNN’s sailing programme MainSail profiles British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. You can catch the programme at the following times on CNN International – Freesat 87, Sky 506 and Virgin 607:
 
Thursday 21 April at 11:30 and 18:30 BST
Saturday 23 April at 07:30, 16:00 and 23:30 BST
Sunday 24 April at 04:30, 08:30 and 19:30 BST

Richard Branson on board his boat:

April’s MainSail features British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson filmed at his 76-acre paradise in the British Virgin Islands.

Presenter Shirley Robertson spends the day with Branson racing on the 32-metre catamaran Necker Bell, competing in the region’s annual regatta where crews combine competition in perfect sailing conditions with great aprés sail. But popularity can come at a price. MainSail finds out how Branson is working hard to ensure visitors see an area that has been carefully maintained and protected to ensure sport, leisure and nature can co-exist.