John R Weiss wrote:
I recently got a mail solicitation from them for a subscription.

Is anyone here familiar with the magazine? Good/bad/indifferent?

It's a lot like "Bicycling" is for cyclists; that is, it's got a lot of
beginner oriented articles and repeats the same type of stuff ad nauseum
over the years. If you're relatively new to kayaking, you may enjoy it.
I have a subscription, but have no plans to renew it when it expires.

As someone else said, Sea Kayaker is a better mag if that's where your
interest lies. If you're into whitewater, Paddler may be OK, but I find
it to be largely useless. I'd rather have a cheaper ACA membership
without the magazine.