Night ditching would be very tough to pull off successfully. If you find yourself making a night emergency landing, turn on your landing light. If you don't like what you see, turn it off. There are some good publications available on the subject, and some folks around who have been there and done that. The Great Hawai'ian Air Race is really shaping up.
Applications are available.
We'd like to encourage all you owners to enter. There, all sorts of really neat stuff is planned, including some pretty good rates at the Hotel Hana Maui. So, you get to have fun, improve your skills as an aviator, and help a worthy cause. Bring a cheap gift, and you get to participate in the fun. It's a nice way to see nice folks have a nice time.