Free Flightthis year carried two articles on emergency bailout:
Soaring Association of Canada - Downloads | 2000's | free flight
Well worth reading every Spring if not more often.
The difficult thing to practice in many gliders is getting out after getting rid of the canopy and unstrapping.
The recumbent position and instrument binnacle don't help -- also, the fact that we normally treat the glider with great delicacy getting in and out.
I've been telling myself to use the tow release toggle to pull myself up; even put my feet on the instrument binnacle if that's what's needed to get out.
Yes, many pilots will attempt to land a damaged glider if it's still controllable (i.e. can fly at approach speed and behave properly with spoilers) and a long field into wind is available.