With 35-knot speed and a stout build, the latest flybridge model from Princess Yachts proves to be a formidable cruiser equally suited to a family cavorting throughout the Caribbean in wet bathing suits or couples cruising the Mediterranean en route to Saint-Tropez or Porto Cervo with a professional crew.

Watching without wincing is impossible. In the video, which went viral over the summer, a floatplane and a boat are on a collision course off the coast of Vancouver. People are filming from multiple angles on shore, with massive cruise ships looming in the background.

It's a flat-calm day in the harbor. There's clear visibility. The DHC-2 MK I Beaver, operated by Harbour Air Limited, has a pilot and five sightseeing passengers aboard. It's on a takeoff run, accelerating with every second.

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They say life is better in the Bahamas. It's also about to get bigger, with a residential and marina development called Habacoa that will be able to welcome superyachts as large as 700 feet in its 150-slip marina.

According to the developers, there will also be a 200-vessel dry-stack facility, with an 880-foot turning circle in the basin. Ten of the homesites will have private berths for yachts up to 100 feet long, while additional canal-front lots will have private berths for boats of other sizes.