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From AOPA

Shivering and panting in the waters just off the Southern California coast, I gripped the white straps of the life raft ladder, found the lowest rung with my foot, and paused. My heart was still racing from hitting the 65-degree water—warm by ocean standards, but cool enough to trigger the gasping reflex and rapid heartbeat of cold shock response—and I knew I must stay calm. I pulled hard, leaned forward, and splashed head first onto the floor of the raft. Still shaking, from cold or adrenaline or both, I threw the ladder back over the side and extended my hand to the next poor soul to rise out of the chilly water.

Remainder of Article HERE

(I saw this article and thought it was a good followup to the article it was posted under-  My Opinion on Ditching.  To see the hierarchy of a page, look just under "Activity", to see the grey words that indicate where you are (each level is clickable), or better to the Right under Navigation to see all the articles in the main subject)

We fly with Fladen immersion suits-- they're made for fishing the North Atlantic, cheap but well made, a little hard to get in the states, but worth it if you can.  I use mine for my everyday flight suit.