Remote Knowledge Houston Announces the rk3000 Monitoring and Tracking System Assisting Captain Bissell on The Voyage of Hope Around the World Sailing Mission
Les Bissel suffered astroke in 2002 recovered and is now sailing around the world in a 28 ft sailboat on a crusade for stroke prevention.and remote knowledge of houston supplied thr rk 3000 gps to monitor the voyage worldwide
(PRWEB) February 10, 2005 -- Les Bissell is a man on a mission – he calls it
a “Voyage of Hope” – and thanks to 21st century technology, we can all follow
along with him.
In early spring this year, avid sailor and athlete
Bissell set sail in his 28-foot sloop, Hope, from Annapolis, Maryland, on a
three-year voyage around the world. This is not one of those “just because I
can” or “get away from it all” adventures. It’s more of a “because I still can”
celebration.
Bissell, who at age 37 suffered a sudden, severe stroke in
January 2002, is sailing the globe to heighten awareness about strokes – the
signs, symptoms and recovery – and to give courage to all current and future
stroke victims. Having won the hard fight to recover, he is partnering with
National Stroke Association (NSA) to spread the message of hope.
Now
Bissell is out there on the ocean, accompanied only by and an amazing global
tracking and communications system donated by Houston-based Remote Knowledge,
Inc.
The rk3000 marine telematics device installed on the Hope by Remote
Knowledge keeps the sailors in touch with their land-based team around the clock
and around the world through the Iridium satellite network and SiRF GPS
technology, delivering a seamless global communications platform. The rk3000,
while offering continuous monitoring and reporting of Hope’s activity, also
provides location-based services such as two-way text messaging, allowing
Bissell to communicate the instant he requires assistance.
“The safety
and peace of mind provided to Les Bissell by these combined technologies are
truly extraordinary. National Stroke Association is also excited about the
possibility that these communications systems can help Les and NSA increase the
awareness about stroke around the world,” said James Baranski, CEO of
NSA.
Bissell and NSA share the same goal with the “Voyage of Hope”: They
want to attract media attention to raise awareness and reduce the incidence of
stroke. According to NSA (www.stroke.org), nearly 80 percent of strokes are preventable,
one-third occur in persons under age 65, and stroke is the third largest killer
in the USA.
Because of Remote Knowledge’s rk3000, the person who reads
about the voyage in a newspaper or magazine or sees the story on television can
follow up by going online to www.voyageofhope.org, reading about Bissell, tracking the
trip, and learning about strokes
Update on Voyage of Hope, February,
2005
Hope Captain Les Bissell reports via e-mail that he is in New Zealand,
visiting a friend, taking a break from the sea. He is at the Bay of Islands,
near the town of Opua, New Zealand.
Next stop: Tonga, then Fiji,
Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australia, and on to various stops in the Indian Ocean,
around the tip of Africa into the South Atlantic and interesting ports of call,
heading north until Hope reaches home, Annapolis, Maryland, in about two
years.
Bissell ends the e-mail with praise for the boat’s communication
system: “Love the RK (Remote Knowledge) equipment. I highly recommend
it!”
For more information on Remote Knowledge, Inc., access www.rkiq.com. For details on
Iridium Satellite LLC, access www.iridium.com.
For media information,
contact:
Tommy Holmes, 713-839-1883,
Allie Rasmussen at Remote Knowledge,
281-599-4947, or
Marty Vogt at Remote Knowledge, 281-599-4945.
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