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bgcolor="#990000"> <div align="left" class="nav" style="margin-top:-1px"><b>Volvo Ocean Race</b>| Most Recent First</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="/web/20021029021208im_/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/images/backgrounds/shadow.gif"><img src="/web/20021029021208im_/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/images/global/space_trans.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" suppress="true"></td> </tr> </table> <!-- lp --> <!-- 1906170 --> <p class="inline"><big class="hed2k"> <a href="/web/20021029021208/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0425_042602_volvoscience.html">Round-the-World Racers Lend a Hand to Science</a> <br></big> <span class="inlinedate">April 26, 2002 —</span> The Volvo Ocean Race is ultimately about speed and competition on the seas. But the competing boats also team with NASA and research institutions to aid oceanic science and environmental education. <a href="/web/20021029021208/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0425_042602_volvoscience.html">GO<small>>></small></a></p> <!-- /lp --> <!-- lp --> <!-- 1040700 --> <p class="inline"><big class="hed2k"> <a href="/web/20021029021208/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0424_volvoport.html">Volvo Ocean Race Pounds On—Even at Pit Stops</a> <br></big> <span class="inlinedate">April 24, 2002 —</span> The Volvo Ocean Race is a marathon event, with world-class racers battling each other around the globe for nine months. During port call at the end of each leg, the race doesn't stop—it just shifts gears. A firsthand report from Baltimore as weary crews take a break and gear up for the next stage. <a href="/web/20021029021208/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0424_volvoport.html">GO<small>>></small></a></p> <!-- /lp --> <!-- lp --> <!-- 30200402 --> <p class="inline"><big class="hed2k"> <a href="/web/20021029021208/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0419_020419_volvorace.html">Round-the-World Volvo Ocean Race Comes to Baltimore</a> <br></big> <span class="inlinedate">April 19, 2002 —</span> The round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race is one of sailing's greatest challenges. The eight competing teams in this test of skill and will have arrived in Baltimore-Annapolis waters after completing six of the race's nine legs. The overall outcome is still in doubt, which means exciting racing lies ahead. <a href="/web/20021029021208/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0419_020419_volvorace.html">GO<small>>></small></a></p> <!-- /lp --> <!-- lp --> <!-- 15251110 --> <p class="inline"><big class="hed2k"> <a href="/web/20021029021208/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/11/1130_southernseas.html">Round-the-World Racers Hit Brutal "Liquid Himalaya"</a> <br></big> <span class="inlinedate">November 30, 2001 —</span> In the Southern Ocean, gale-force winds and punishing waves of frigid water roar across the deck, pounding already-exhausted crew members. Most people would think of only one thing: survival. But for the 97 people competing in the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race, the quest for victory means speed is constantly played against safety. <a href="/web/20021029021208/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/11/1130_southernseas.html">GO<small>>></small></a></p> <!-- /lp --> <!-- lp --> <!-- 14284147 --> <p class="inline"><big class="hed2k"> <a href="/web/20021029021208/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/11/1102_firestop.html">Fire Sparks Conservation Movement in South Africa</a> <br></big> <span class="inlinedate">November 2, 2001 —</span> A campaign that focuses on conservation, restoration, and social unity has risen from the ashes of a devastating fire in the Table Mountain chain of South Africa. The January 2000 fire, which burned more than 23,500 acres (8,370 hectares), was made worse by invasive plants. 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