Re: [Paddlewise] What's Wrong with Kayaking

John Fereira wrote:

> At 05:38 PM 12/20/2004 -0800, Dave Kruger wrote:
> 
>> Flash and dash over substance and content.
> 
> Except for that article on Bracing Drills. Whoever wrote that is really 
> good.

Well...that's perhaps debatable ;), but it certainly wasn't an article 
designed to appeal to neophytes. If SK really were trying to move 
towards less hard-core articles, they'd scarely have printed that one.

> BTW, I hope that Chris chimes in soon to respond to the criticism.  I 
> know that he subscribes to the list.   

Several people have accused SK of going where the money is and 
essentially abandoning us fanatics. This may be a case of the perfect 
being the enemy of the good. I think SK is the best magazine for sea 
kayaking out there. Would you rather they focus on articles that appeal 
only to a small few, lose money, and cut back or fold? In publishing, 
survival means circulation and advertising. I don't really want to go 
back to photocopied newsletters.

For the record, I think the new format is _graphically_ an improvement, 
as the old version was really old fashioned. I don't necessarily like it 
any better, myself. And I'm very far from being a graphics expert.

-- 
Steve Cramer
Athens, GA