Yah it's real... we've got one here in Midland that's a real ......... nuisance ! Couldn't pay me to climb aboard one!
Just remember in Canada that THING needs Transport Canada Registration (with 12" tall letters down the side of that Zodiac), as an AIRPLANE, and you have to have at minimum an Ultralight Pilot Permit... unlike the nuisance here locally that TC is trying to catch, and I'll gladly help, before he kills someone dive bombing boats.
If you wanna build/buy/own a "flying boat".. Ie one that doesn't have enough wing to fly and stays in ground effect above the water... you can register that one as a boat and don't need a pilots licence.