Sinking Rich: Speedboat Racing Through a Failed State

Most people blame the Venezuelan government for the country's profound economic and humanitarian crisis, but the government blames the elite. Yet while millions of ordinary Venezuelans marched on their capital city to protest against the government, the government was throwing money at the elite—sponsoring them to ride around on boats for a week for the world's longest speedboat race. VICE's Charlet Duboc drank, danced, and chatted with the race's oldest hands before meeting up with an indigenous, impoverished community for a look outside Venezuela's upper echelon. WATCH NEXT: Miami's Most Powerful Speedboats - https://vice.video/2iZ4FSq Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: http://ift.tt/25ks6Xk Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Read our Tumblr: http://ift.tt/Pka1iq Follow us on Instagram: http://ift.tt/1fFdNjt Check out our Pinterest: http://ift.tt/1ayLKYm Download VICE on iOS: http://apple.co/28Vgmqz Download VICE on Android: http://bit.ly/28S8Et0 VICE #politics #TheNewz #DDNews

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