Lazzara's I-Cube Debuts at the Boat Show
This year, at the 2008 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Lazzara Yachts had many yachts on display as well as another eye catcher; it was a barge. Lazzara designed and built the 40' x 90' glass and steel structure that was serving as their center of operations and floating showroom.
"We were one of the first companies to break the tent mold when it came to having a showroom at the boat show," says Troy Raszka, Lazzara marketing director. "As a small, privately owned company, we are constantly thinking of ways to reinvent ourselves." The I-Cube was built in Tampa, Florida at the Lazzara facility. This engineering feat has three levels and includes four offices on the third level; the second and main level is lined with touch screens that showcase the company's yachts and has a waterfall that descends down one wall. Down below you will find a galley, two bedrooms, men's and lady's restrooms, a screening room and a lounge.
At the completion of the 2008 Fort Lauderdale show, TowBoatU.S. New River was hired to tow the behemoth structure from Ft. Lauderdale to Rybovich in West Palm Beach where it will be hosting an event until it is towed back to Fort Lauderdale later this month. Lazzara Yachts chose TowBoatU.S. Ft Lauderdale to handle their towing needs for yachts as well as this barge knowing that towing large yachts or a barge of this size and weight takes the right equipment and experienced captains. The Tug Shillelagh and one of the company's 31' twin diesel JC's were used for the job; the Shillelagh's superior strength and maneuverability made it the best choice to tow this barge up the Intracoastal Waterway to West Palm Beach.
Please call TowBoatU.S. New River for more information at 954-525-5577; the company serves all of South Florida from its Ports in Ft. Lauderdale and Pompano Beach.
