BOTE’s Rackham Gatorshell Wins ICAST Best in Category

BOTE, a leader of innovation in the paddle board, kayak,and water lifestyle space, announced its 2023 Rackham Gatorshell Paddleboard was awarded Best in Category, Boats and Watercraft, at the 2022 ICAST tradeshow.

The redesigned platform, now with the ability to add BOTE’s APEX pedal drive and rudder system, transforms the Rackham into a crossover between a hybrid, pedal-drive kayak and a SUP watercraft.

The Rackham has been a favorite for fishing with its stability, glide, capacity and long-list of fishing ready add-ons, including BOTE’s Tackle Rac, Bucket Rac, Sand Spear, and Paddle Sheath, among others. Gatorshell is BOTE’s proprietary material used across its range of hardshell paddleboards. Composed of ballistics grade composites, Gatorshell creates a no-compromise outer shell that is smooth, solid, and extremely tough.

The full set of details, specs, graphics and features will be available when the new Rackham Gatorshell launches in Summer 2023.