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711 Boren BLVD
Seminole, OK 74868
800-432-6768
www.bluewaveboats.com

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS… This day started out like any other, helping around the house, playing with friends and even getting into a little bit of trouble, but at around 4 pm this day in 1967, a legacy began… Roger Parks, your average 14 year-old saw his dad coming home from work and noticed he was carrying the materials that he had been waiting for! Finally, his childhood dream was becoming a reality, a small wooden fishing boat made with his own two hands. Ever since he could remember, he wanted to build boats, just like his dad. In this small town in Arkansas, the local boat plant was just about the only livelihood. In fact, it was quite a shock on a day when at age 10 or so, Roger realized that there were people that did not make their living building boats. That was fine for them, but not for Roger! With those final pieces of scrap materials, enthusiasm and determination, Roger’s career as a boat builder and the foundation for Blue Wave Boats had begun. Now his first creation was a little rough around the edges, but it gave Roger something to perfect upon… And perfect, he did! With each boat came more and more ideas. How could he improve the design? How could he improve the process? During the next years he continued to create and develop new designs, honing his skills in boat building. Early on in Arkansas, he helped his father to launch a small custom shop building boats known as the "Rebel", "The Confederate" and a boat called the "Sidewinder" for a small dealer in Oklahoma. To this day you can still recognize their boats by the coast guard assigned HIN# (Hull Identification Number) PSF on the stern of the boat. For the next 6 years, this father-son team worked side-by-side. Just when things were getting a little rough, Roger came upon the unfortunate day that a son is never prepared for. His father had a heart attack and passed away. Roger continued on as President of the company for the next 4-years, but the time came to move on with his life and his families. Another brother Mike then took over the family business and with plans of opening up a small boat repair shop, Roger, his wife Pam and their two small children set out on this new adventure that led them to Oklahoma. Shortly before their arrival in the "Sooner State" the unexpected happened. Investors convinced Roger that instead of opening a repair shop, he should utilize his talent and experience to start a boat manufacturing plant here in Oklahoma. Roger along with his wife Pam as always, was up for a challenge. They learned a long time ago that when you have family and others that believe in you, you can accomplish anything, so with a handshake agreement they was off. For the next eight years the Park’s family operated with the investors a small but successful boat-building shop. After over 20 years of dedicated service, working with 2 small boat manufacturers and attaining the title of President at each, you would think that Roger would be pleased with his accomplishments. Maybe ready to retire? Maybe step back a little and enjoy the sweetness of success? Not in a million years. Roger and Pam have always looked for ways to improve upon anything and everything possible and in 1992 came to a realization. Even though his wife, and brother were working right beside him, something bigger had been missing. In the organizations he has been employed with, a true sense of family and teamwork, a quality-first attitude, safety, benefits and employee loyalty led his list of items that needed improvement. He now understood that ownership would be the only way to create this ideal working environment. On September 10, 1992 in the small town of Checotah, Oklahoma, Parks Manufacturing Inc. d.b.a. Blue Wave Boats was born.

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