I know there are some on here with a sea plane rating so I'd like to ask them whether they believe their experience of water landings would give them more confidence in ditching, and thus make them more likely to ditch instead of making the best of unsuitable terrain? I know that probably seems like a bit of a silly question but what I'm getting at is do those in the know have extra respect for the sea that perhaps isn't obvious to everyone else?
Personally I don't fancy ditching because I know the sea is not the big "cushion" I'd like to think it is. Impacts can be hard and there is a good chance of going under nose first, and let's face it a good number of GA aircraft have really poor egress to get out in a hurry while underwater.