| Regal boats are a family business which has been | | | | be a mistake. A hard boating recession made |
| running for nearly 40 years now. It began in Ohio | | | | them plummet into debt and they ended up |
| when Paul and Carol Kuck, decided to start their | | | | having to sell the new manufacturing plant in |
| own boat building company. The first Regal Boats | | | | Smithville to relive their debt. After this in 1989 |
| to be built were a 17ft tri-hull, skit boat, and 21ft | | | | Regal commits itself to being a debt free |
| cuddy. These where built at a small run down | | | | company, and starts to concentrate on building |
| production facility in Orlando. As these boats begin | | | | boats which are of a higher quality. |
| to slowly sell, in 1971 the company begins to grow | | | | In 1995 Regal's award winning standard setting |
| and expands to a new location in Orlando in | | | | FasTrac hull is launched, this then goes on to win |
| Florida. In 1976 Regal makes its first shipment | | | | the international marine Trade and Exhibitor's |
| overseas to Austria, this is where the global | | | | Conference Innovation Award. In 1999 Regal |
| expansion begins. From this they receive an order | | | | became ISO certified, to produce even better |
| of 39 boats from a German importer. Today | | | | quality products. Regal rockets success and in |
| 35% of the annual sales are international to over | | | | 2006 it won its first award from J.D. Power and |
| 45 countries. | | | | Associates for 'Highest in Customer Satisfaction |
| In 1988, from their growth they broke ground on | | | | with Small Runabouts (16-19feet)'. |
| a second manufacturing plant, but this proved to | | | | |