Don't worry, most all landings are made with the engine running a little faster than idling.
Not liked boats ever since the movie "Jaws" came out.
I can canoe till the cows come home, in fact I love it. But open waters I can't do. We used to visit my grandfather up in Canada, and take the ferry from Bar Harbor to Yarmouth Nova Scotia. Ugh. I always thought that "turning green" was just a figure of speech until my first ferry ride.