As you look at the various threads on 2.4GHz you will find lots of mentions of aerial length. Most radios work with an aerial length tuned roughly to a harmonic of the wavelength of the frequency used, this to minimize the length. With 2.4, the wavelength is one and a bit inches, so that is what it needs and gets. Some receivers, typically for park flyers, have the aerial internal to the case, some have it just poking out of the case, some have a longer aerial wire, but only the end inch is aerial. The rest is a shielded lead-in. Some advertise a longer aerial lead as a spare or optional extra. Some have two aerials to improve reliability, which can increase range as a side effect
I hadn't heard of Art-tech before now, so have no specific knowledge of their products. If looking for 2.4GHz for use at long range in rough water, I would be looking to mount the aerial, or aerials, as high as possible, even if it meant having the receiver up there with it.
Doing a search for this set only resulted in google picking up on everything but art-tech, so I didn't get any info that way. Beware of indoor/park flyer radios - they are intended for short range only.