ESL::What is your hiring process? What do you look for in entry level employees ,Personality, work history, technical experience, attitude?
JM:Regulator continues to sell its boats both here in the US and abroad. I would be remiss in sharing about Regulator without calling out the efforts of Regulator’s VP of Sales and Marketing, Keith Ammons. Keith join the Regulator team about 8 years ago – moving his family here and immediately started impacting Regulator as well as the community. I from time to time remind Keith that he is the only person I know that flew over to Australia with a brochure and came back with 2 boat orders.
It takes a team of talented dedicated people to produce these beautiful boats. It is an honor to lead them and it is a honor to share the profits of this business with this community. Maybe the next time we can talk about Regulator’s In His Service team….its in house counselor/minister….its free health care through Bream medical…..there’s so much to share about this place and the good that we get the privilege to do because two “kids” at 28 and 30 years old were entrusted to start a boat company.
ESL:Other than your unstoppable determination, was the reinvention of the Deep Vee Center Console the innovation that first put Regulator on the map? What other key aspects of the sports-fishing boats you produce have been industry ‘firsts’?
JM: The 26 was that reinvention – because at the time there many innovative things that this boat offered that other boats on the market didn’t:
Fiberglass stringers (these are the lateral and longitudinal supports on the hull) and transom. At that time most boats had wooden stringers and transoms that were subject to rot
Stand up head compartment (on a boat the head is the bathroom)
Deep V hull with wide chines – which allowed the boat to cut through the water and side to side roll dampened by the chines
Again, when we introduced the 26 – the market was in recession – not a lot of new product was being introduced so the Regulator got lots of press.
In 2024 Regulator partnered with Yamaha and Roush to produce the world’s first hydrogen powered outboard boat. This technology was so sensitive that only three people in the company knew what we were building and why – the VP of Engineering, David Clubbs, Mechanical Engineer Don Seal and me. The prototype boat actually was running in January of 2025.
There have been lots of first along the way and the most recent is the Lithim Battery powered gyro stabilization system on the Regulator 35. This boat was introduced with lots of fan fare at the Miami International Boat Show in February, 2025. We have quite a back log of retail and dealer stock orders on this model. Our engineering team, led by David Clubbs and our entire boat building team have done a great job both designing and learning how to implement this new technology.
On the 35, one of Regulator’s designers, Eric Wiborg came up with a Top venting system that we are pursuing patent protection for. This design is being implemented in other models in our current line of boat.
ESL: I understand that your husband, Owen and you like to fish? Is this how you determined to build a better fishing boat?
JM: We do like to fish and it was certainly Owen’s passion that led to the design of Every Regulator up to the Regulator 35. As time went by Owen and I grew and changed in our roles. Owen’s focus in the last 15 years of his involvement of the company was primarily design and engineering. Owen is the kind of guy who can figure out how to do most anything that he puts his mind to.
ESL: What role does Owen now play in the organization?
JM: Owen retired in August of 2023 and has no day to day involvement in the business. He did a great job finding the right person to carry on designing new and innovative product in VP of engineering, David Clubbs. Since approximately 1999 I have served as Regulator’s president and since about 2006 all functions except engineering have reported to me. We learned early on that Regulator needed both our skills sets and that the best way was for us to divide, conquer and stay in our lanes. After all, we didn’t just leave one another at the office.
This has been an amazing journey and doesn’t feel like we’ve been doing this for 37 years. Regulator’s mission is to Build the best center console sport-fishing boats with people, process and resources to honor God and we get to do that every single day! How good is God …..and he letsus do it right here in this beautiful town.
ESL: When you say on your website that all boats are built by hand….Can you explain what that means in regard to the process?
JM: There is very little automation in the boating industry (some robotics in larger companies). What we mean is that we are hand laying the fiberglass, cutting and grinding, installing electronics – all while literally watching for defects. Our team must understand and does that every customer literally places his life and the lives of those most precious to him in our hands every time he steps aboard a Regulator. Saying we build the best must be backed up by our actions and it is. Our current Customer Satisfaction rate is over 95%.
Some 37 years later we’re still awed by the reputation of this brand. God has been amazingly good to us. He has entrusted two of the most unlikely people to build, sell boats andbuild a company for him – a agronomy major and history major! Who says, God doesn’t have a sense of humor? Seriously, we are humbled that he has entrusted us to grow and manage HIS company. There are some of the most amazing people who work at Regulator. One, who is getting ready to retire, has been at Regulator since 1990. When Carlton Wynn leaves there will be a ton of boat building knowledge that will walk out the door with him. There are others that have over 20 years of experience. God has allowed us the honor of pouring His love into the folks and to receive His love back from them.
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HOMEBOY SPONSORED EVENT OFFERS PRIZED PRODUCTS
HOMEBOYS QUIETLY SHOW COMMUNITY SUPPORT
It was a free product giveaway for everyone in the community, however, many prized items went early on as the line formed before the doors at D.F. Walker Gym opened.
On Saturday, August 16, the Edenton HomeBoys “EHB” a 501c3 non-profit, presented the Edenton community with a free give away event. From 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. over 360 local people came to the Gym to browse through new household goods, clothing for all ages, electronics, and other prime accessories. They were encouraged to take home as many items that they needed at no cost. As a non-profit, the EHB organization works closely within the community over help, support and overall good gestures. Over 65 members of the EHB organization lent a hand organizing and categorizing the vast array of items.
It was like a Christmas shopping spree without any cash registers in August.
“We are fortunate to work with a number of other non-profits which provided us with an auditorium filled with important items needed by our community,” said EHB President Robert Rankins.
There were also some higher ticket items which were given away via a drawing at the end of the event. The EHB are known for their wonderful generosity and helping with many events throughout the year. The organization takes a proactive approach to making a positive difference within Edenton.
“We would like to thank First Missionary Baptist Church, from Wilson Mill, NC; especially Dr. Larry Honeyblue, Pastor,” said Rankins. “Many thanks to the non-profit Dr. Larry Honeybue and Bobby Tolson Foundation.”
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NOTHING'S BEYOND REPAIR IN ANGELA'S DREAM
It’s interesting to speak with new residents in Edenton and ask that special question, “How did you find Edenton”. Everyone has an interesting story on their search, journey and eventually planting of new roots in town.
One day a few years back Angela Sikes found the video, ‘Tales of an Educated Debutante’ by Adrian Wood on You Tube. Sikes, an interior designer was living in Wake Forest, in a big house. An empty nester she had a dream to redo one more house. The video, Wood’s Golf Cart Tour Around Town, triggered Sikes' interest. The next day she headed for what would soon become her new home. Her first stop was the Edenton Coffee Shop.
During coffee she met realtor David McCall and she was treated to one of McCall’s knowledgeable tour of Edenton houses, some available, some historically not.
Eventually, after making the decision to move Sikesfound a house not on the market but was supposedly vacant for the past seventeen years. After a lot of digging, she was able to obtain the home in October,2022 when Covid restrictions where just ending.
Sikes was looking for a project and one might say she found one. However, some might have looked and had other thoughts about the house at 102 West Carteret St.
While it was a golf cart video propelling Sikes to town, the historic metal hinges on the original wooden doors and the potential of the once beautiful staircase bannister that secured her steps to Edenton.
She purchased the old home that many would have torn down but Sikes could see the strong bones of the house and the historic metal hinges on the heavy doors and the once beautiful staircase bannister, called to her. She moved to Edenton in November, 2023 and rented a home while working on the house. She wore full gear, including a mask, overalls and goggles during the renovation.
“I had to hire people to clean it out because squatters had been living in it. There was so much junk and old stuff piled in the house. I fell in love with the exterior, the bannister and old big door hinges and two detailed mantels”, said Sikes. “The ceilings were dropped and the doorways were small to keep the heat the rooms. We took the ceilings back to their original tall height and open up an archway into the living area.”.
Seventeen years empty, the plastered walls were crumbling, all had to be redone. The home now has new insulation, new electric, plumbing and HVAC. In the 1980’s an addition was put on the back of the house for an in-law space. As you walk into the addition, the doors were newer and hollow. Sikes had a great grandmother, Mama-Dillie and her home was being torn down. She was allowed to take whatever she wanted from the house and see selected the old solid doors from Mama-Dillie’s house and used them in her new home.
“There are very talented people in Edenton”, said Sikes. “From the foundation, to the HVAC, to every wall, ceiling, including the electric and plumbing had to be replaced, it was a major project. It was a labor of love”.
The top to bottom revitalized home, will be on the Pilgrimage tour April 11 and 12. Sikes’ has a background in interior design and has had clients since 1997. She also had three stores in Raleigh and Charlotte area for six years and has built her career and clientele by word of mouth. She now has clients in bothRaleigh and Edenton.
“I loved my stores and business but when you have 26 employees, you end up running the business with payroll and operational activities and I missed the one on one with clients”, Sikes continued. “I am now a one women show and have clients here but go to Raleighonce a week to visit my ongoing clients.”
Determining the homes date of origintook an extensive amount of research, proving the homewas originally surrounded byfarm land.
However, by analyzing the high ceilings and wood details it was determined the home boasted features of a “town house’with an elegant feel.
The home hasthree bedrooms andtwo bathrooms and Sikes has added a powder room on the first floor, nicely tucked under the stairs. The interior is simply charming. The curved bannister has been restored along with the long list of other features in the home. Many of the walls and ceiling are new.
The home is reminiscent of a past era as many of the pieces in the home are antiques from Grandma Cora Lee Sikes’ favorite things. Photosof the house portraying it in its recent, previous state just before it was purchased reminds Sikes how far she has come with the restoration and realizes there is more to come.
Remember the dream of ‘one more restoration’ Sikes had before she purchased her current home? Well, she had a second dream and it included thoughts of the neighboring house that was also in disarray. Plus, as an investor in town, she felt her property value would be protected by purchasing and restoring the home next door. Sikes plans on selling the neighboring house once completely restored.
Visitors on the Pilgrimage will enjoy seeing her large eat-in kitchen with its antique reproduction pull down light fixtures and tall kitchen cabinets. The entry is simple elegance. The living area has a comfortable feel with Sikes’ personal memorabilia from family members, each with a story to tell. In researching her ancestry, Sikes found that she had family from the 1700’s that lived in Edenton and Bertie Counties. As Sikes puts it, “It must have been faith that I ended up with my beautiful home in Edenton”.
Speaker Series an Edenton Hallmark
Markoya leaves his mark on the attentive crowd
Matt Markoya was tasked one day with polishing the family silver for an upcoming event. He was seven years old at the time when the spoons, knives and forks became the catalyst for a journey that dates back to the seventeen hundreds. A few strokes of a soft cloth revealed a hallmark. Matt pursued his hallmark interest after his father suggested a trip to the library to research the imprints. It were those first hallmarks igniting the curiosity leading him to his current passion of porcelain and pewter. During the most recent Cupola House Speaker Series held at the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library, Matt offered an overview of porcelain making from its earliest 'soft clay' production in the 1700''s to 'hard clay' production. He also explained the various types of porcelain, its origin and the history behind many of its manufacturers over the years.
A CONSITUTIONAL CONVERSATION
The Edenton Tea Party Chapter NSDAR is holding a Constitution Day celebration on the Historic Chowan County Courthouse steps. The event is sponsored by the Edenton Tea Party Chapter, DAR and the State Historic Sites Edenton.
The program includes a presentation of American 250 Award to Mayor Hackney High and a special Constitutional Conversation between Willie Jones (Alex Kehayes) and James Iredell, ( Larry McLaughlin. Russ Corker is the ‘Town Crier”
Following the conversation, Rev. Jonathan Tobias will offer the keynote address, ‘How a Garden saved the Constitution.”
Constitution Day is especially important for Edenton for numerous reasons. One is the Hugh Williamston Memorial that was dedicated on Constitution Day, 2017. However, the idea came to mind long before.
It was 26 years ago Virginia Wood, anEdenton Tea Party member had a dream and decided to honor Hugh Williamson, an Edenton resident and constitution signer. After the first successful July 4th celebration honoring Joseph Hewes and the reading of the Declaration of Independence, Virginia and Beth Taylor collaborated and began brainstorming about the monument, its location, type of monument and how to procure the funding.
On January 16, 2002 the Chowan County Commissioners appointed a commission and Judge Terry Boyle would serve as chairman. In 2003 the drawing was approved—an elliptical wall bordering the present Hewes monument. In August 2005 funding was received from the N.C. General Assembly.
However, the project lost momentum, the funding was returned to the GA in 2009. In 2012. the monument project gained new life and Mayor Roland Vaughan and Bob Hopkins, Site Director for the State Historic Sites Edenton came up with the idea that the monument would be placed in the Elizabeth Vann Moore Park.
The town would have ownership of the monument. Frank Parker drew a design, got a cost figure and a site plan was drawn. The application was hand delivered to Rep. Bob Steinburg on March 14, 2016. On July 4th 2016, it was announced that funding had been approved by the North Carolina General Assembly.
The monument was installed April 2017 and on Constitution Day 2017 the monument was dedicated. It was 26 years ago that Virginia Wood, member of the Edenton Tea Party, had a dream...a dream to honor Hugh Williamson, signer of the Constitution and Edenton resident. After the first successful July 4th celebration honoring Joseph Hewes and the reading of the Declaration of Independence, Virginia and Beth Taylor collaborated and began brainstorming about the monument, its location, type of monument and how to procure the funding. Both ladies presented the idea to the Edenton Tea Party Chapter and it was approved that Virginia Wood andBeth Taylor would attend the Chowan County Commissioners meeting, present the project and ask that a Hugh Williamson Monument be erected. On January 16,2002 the Chowan County Commissioners appointed a commission and Judge Terry Boyle would serve as chairman. In 2003 the drawing was approved—an elliptical wall bordering the present Hewes monument. In August 2005 funding was received from the N.C. General Assembly. "The project got bogged down and because of the recession we lost our funding back to the NC General Assembly in June 2009." said DAR Honorary Chapter Regent Beth Taylor.
" In 2015 the project got back on track. Mayor Roland Vaughan and Bob Hopkins, Site Director for the State Historic Sites Edenton came up with the idea that the monument would be placed in the Elizabeth Vann Moore Park. A Brilliant Idea. The town would have ownership of the monument."
Frank Parker drew a design, got a cost figure and a site plan was drawn. The application was hand delivered to Rep. Bob Steinburg on March 14, 2016. On July 4th 2016, it was announced that funding had been approved by the North Carolina General Assembly at the annual reading of the green where the Honorable Judge Terrance Boyle was in attendance. The town received the news with enthusiasm and a sense of accomplishment! The monument was installed April 2017 and on Constitution Day 2017 the monument was dedicated, according to Taylor.
“It took 70 years to accomplish this feat and 18 years for Virginia Wood’s vision to become a reality. Two words best describe this project patience and perseverance. Hugh Williamson will be at each ceremony in spirit, as will Virginia Wood, whose vision made the monument a reality,” said DAR Honorary Chapter Regent Beth Taylor.
The Constitution Day Celebration begins on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 11:30 a.m. on the Historic Chowan County Courthouse Steps.
Socially Speaking, Karen Foley
FEED THE HUNGRY FARM NEEDS WELL FED HANDS...COMMUNITY CALL TO PICK
This is an opportunity to make a positive difference.
While we may live in a ‘commercial food desert’ we’re fortunate to be surrounded by farms, many growing produce. Rocky Hock’s nationally renowned Bunch’s Produce comes to mind immediately. You can almost smell the melons on Rocky Hock Rd. Yet, within our community we have families, especially children and seniors, facing hunger risk due to food insecurities.
While the Edenton-Chowan Food Pantry plays an important role in resolving hunger problems and easing concerns, there is a grass roots effort that planted seeds on Morristown Rd. that has grown into Feed the Hungry Farm.
The crops are abundant at the farm, raising another problem. Rob Slaughter and Michael Moore’s farming success created a growing challenge. So we’re raising a call for help.
For the past two weekends Slaughter and Moore have been calling all volunteers to help get the crops off the vine. The heat has caused havoc with the farm and the volunteers. Next week is critical to the crops.
Thefarm was established in 2024 by Slaughter and Moore in partnership with the Heritage Associationto support the community food pantry. On Saturday morninglocal volunteers were in action at the farm. Anne Rowe arrived early and picked two bushels, however, the heat kept many away.
Koko Wooly, a first time farm volunteer picked two bushel baskets of red and green peppers of which there was an abundance.
All of the produce picked at the Feed the Hungry Farm is donated to the Edenton-Chowan Food Pantry.
The many rows of ripening melons, squash, cucumbersand corn arestill in neatly planted rows, waiting to be picked.
Everyone’s calendar is packed, busy with family and summer activities. If your July 19 is empty, consider picking a basket of peppers, or a wagon of Cantaloupe, ears of corn, tomatoes, and squash. The morning picking begins at 8 a.m. and lasts until 11 a.m..Volunteers can arrive and leave at theirpleasure. This is a great opportunity to bring the family together and get picking with each other. A great summer lesson for kids and teens to understand giving back to the community and what it takes to get a tomato to table.
Make an event out of it. Get your employees together, pack a picnic and go for a picking picnic. A team building experience.
If you can make it, make sure to bring a largehat and bottled water. Ask any farmer, getting your hands dirty in Eastern NC, dirt is a great feeling, especially when you are making a positive difference.
The Edenton-Chowan Food Pantry provides nutritionalassistance to food insecure families living in Chowan County, with a focus on at-risk children. The Food Pantry serves300 household and 235 senior adults each month. They also oversee the weekend meal program for over 200 children attending Edenton Chowan Public Schools. The Children’s Summer Nutrition Program, serves hundreds of meals to children between mid-June and mid-August each year. The Food Pantry counts on the food from the Feed the Hungry Farm, and the so the farm relies on volunteers to help harvest. Next Saturday, the crops are in dire need of picking. Come for an hour or stay for a few, you will be providing a great service to our community. Make a farm day of it...Don’t worry the Farmers Market is open until1 p.m. so you can make it back for their celebration.
Editor’s note: If it’s raining, the event will be cancelled. Use your best judgment for your health in association with the heat. Bring water and a big hat. For questions, please call Mary Morris at 252-482-6585 at the Chowan County Cooperative Extension or email mary_morris@ncsu.edu
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AGRICULTURAL STEM DAY FOCUSES ON FUTURE FARMERS
THE GREATER PLANT CHALLENGE
Chowan Middle School Principal Brittney Lopez, the Chowan County NC Extension staff and a number of local volunteers hosted an agricultural STEM day last Friday at the school. The student experience focused on agriculture, its influence on the local economy and future job opportunities in the area.
Technology has changed the future of agriculture and the education needed to be successfully sufficient in the field. The introduction of drone piloting to inspect fields and crops, robotic programming and the use of technology to analyze soil, local climate and production.
The Great Plant Challenge was a highlight of the event.
The purpose of the plant challenge is to introduce students the same choices local Chowan County farmers need to make regarding spoil, water, sunlight and space to grow healthy crops. Students were instructed on how to design their own planters, exploring the same challenges farmers face on a smaller planter box scale. The activity helps the student understand how farmers problem solve and make decisions that affect crop growth.
The students were provided with a 20 oz. soda bottle, potting soil, 3 seeds, yarn and a rubber band. The exercise included designing the planter and writing a few sentences on how the design will help the seeds grow.
Students were then instructed to build their individual planters. They were allowed to cut, tape and arrange the bottle however they thought would make the best planter.
Result will be in soon...
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THE REGULATOR TEAM FLOATS A LOT OF BOATS
Editors Note:
As the first mate on many of my husband’s boats over the years, I followed the story about the American Queen Bee Fishing Boat back in 2012. The boat was lost at sea and years later found off the shores of Spain with hardly a scratch. It was a Regulator fishing boat. Once we moved to Edenton, I wanted to meet Joan Maxwell, President and Co-founder of Regulator Boats and hear the story. I had the privilege to spend an afternoon with Joan. Part one of the interview is featured here. The second part of the story and additional photos of their amazing production facility is online at www.EdentonSocialLight.com.
A Chat with Joan…
ESL: How the most unlikely couple ended up with a worldwide sport-fishing boat business?
JM: That’s a great question with a not so short answer! At the time Owen and I were married living and working in Edenton. We loved this town and wanted to continue living here…but there is more to the story than that. Owen grew up in Augusta, GA and spent summers in Hilton Head. He loved all things boats. He’d hang out at the docks, wash boats, whatever – just to be around them. Fast forward to 1981, Owen was hired by Cy Rich to manage a farm here in Eastern NC.Owen graduated from the University of GA with a degree in agronomy and pest management). Thank the good Lord, that farm was in Hyde County, where I grew up. I had finished college at UNC-CH and was working in Hyde County for the ASCS (Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service). Owen would seem to show up at the office right at lunch time…. And the rest is history! Owen and I were actually on a boat talking about what we would change when we built our boats when he got down on one knee and said “there’s something that we need to do before we do that!” That was way back in 1985 and in 1988 we started Regulator. The first boat was the legendary Regulator 26 – which we built 1525 of before retiring that model. At 28 and 30 years old,there are things that you don’t know, things you think you know and things wish you knew! We believed we could sell this boat and off we went “towing and showing”….literally taking the boat to dealers up and down the east coast. We finally got some orders and then it was; “ ok now we have to build them?” Owen was the builder and we figured out we needed someone out selling – so off I went. Those first years were spent learning how to “manufacture” and to sell. They were fun years.
ESL: The Queen Bee Fishing Boats-lost and found off the shores of Spain in 2008…. How long did it take for you to realize that the found “lost boat’ would be the best marketing tool for your products?
JM:The boat was recovered in 2012 in Spain. After learning the boat had been found it wasn’t long at all before we realized that we had been given a gift of a great marketing tool.Our first thought was to get the boat back from Spain. When we were alerted by the owner that the boat had been found we started trying to figure out where it was in Spain and how to get it back. Thanks to Lee Norfleet, Regulator’s QA manager’s diligent efforts using Google Maps…looking at buildings near the photos of the boat at “a” port,we wereable to find out where. That was a comedy – Lee speaking Southern English and everyone he called in the town speaking Spanish. He was hung up more than once! We were just beginning to emerge from the Great Recession and marketing dollars were limited. God was not limited! He sent this boat and we used every opportunity to tell the story. Periodically we run this story on our social media and it always gets some of the highest ratings of any of our posted content. It is the gift that keeps on giving…in a good way.
ESL: With over 200 employees in your Edenton facility, how do you manage your growth?
JM: The good news is that we didn’t instantly have 200 people. Through the years we have tried lots of things. One of greatest successes is our partnership with COA in designing curriculum to fit our team’s needs. We have had some summer interns and participated in career fairs.
ESL: Internal Growth: Can you provide an example of an individual that has grown within the organization?
JM: So glad you asked! We have some amazing people and I’d like to highlight two women – Megan Harris joined our team when she was 18 years old and was working the 3rd shift and today she is one of Regulator’s supervisors. The 2nd is Marcia Bond. Marcia had been working at a textile company and when her job was offshored she attended the COA boat building program. She literally learned new skills and today Marcia is one of the assembly line managers. These are just two – there are more and I am super proud of each one them.
ESL: I see your employees in town in their white shirts and khaki pants? Why uniforms?
JM: We are one team. A team wears the same uniform. This started some time in the late 90s, early 2000s providing uniforms to everyone from office staff to factory workers. Whenever people are working they don’t want to “mess up” their clothes with dust, dirt, resin, so naturally they were wearing their Saturday “ratty clothes” . We didn’t want customers and visitors walking through the shop and seeing this. We build the best boats, so we wanted our team to reflect that.
ESL: Hiring Right: What is your hiring process? What do you look for in entry level employees (Personality, work history, technical experience, attitude)?
JM: Many around town have met Regulator’s VP of Human Resources, Krystal Watson. She is outgoing, kind and extremely good at her job. She has found some amazing people to work here at Regulator. We look for several things; people who understand thatthis is a Christian company and want to join us. Certainly we do not discriminate against those who don’t believe as we do, but we do make it clear in our hiring practices that if someone decides to join the Regulator team this is how we conduct business. We treat one another with honor and respect. We do look for skills not just from the marine industry, but from other trades that could be adapted to boat building. All of this rolls up to attitude and aptitude.
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