TOMASO DENTONE / ENGLISH VERSION

Tomaso Dentone / EXO Project Manager

Tomaso Dentone is Kplast "project manager". The brand was created in 2005 and the company was formed in 2008. Despite this recent history, Kplast already produces plastic kayaks and canoes since 1988. This new Tomaso project, is the result of a passion for sports and the desire of producing an Italy benchmark for the market. Today, EXO produces more than 40 models of kayaks sit-on-top, creek, freestyle, polo and surfing. Thanks to this investment in surf area, EXO established the first contact with the British Mega. Interested in great shape and the experience of Mega, Tomaso Dentone bet on a kayak produced in partnership. From Italy, we have great experience in the production of plastic and from England, reaches the top of the design world leading brand of kayaks. That was how did the XW1.

Another enhancement that EXO has, is Stefano Bellotti. The Italian athlete collaborated throughout the project and regularly competes with XW1. Simultaneously, Tomaso bet other aspects of EXO beyond the surf, of course. Expeditions, new models, international fairs and organizing major events. All with the seal of EXO. Thanks to this dynamism, the Olympic slalom champion Daniele Molmenti (London 2012) embraced EXO as sponsor. Now, time for conversation with Tomaso which lets us know a bit more of the Italian brand.

Name: Tomaso Dentone

Age: 47

Occupation: Project manager

EXO Address: Casarza Ligure(Genova) Italy

Hello Tomaso, EXO was born from Kplast that have an huge experience in making canoes and kayaks for well-known European brands. When and how did you decided to creat EXO?

As I told you we produce kayak since 1988, in 2005 we started with our brand Exo, now we’re working to push Exo to the top.

You produce now 42 models!! (correct me if I'm wrong). What are your "best sellers" kayaks?

We have a complete kayaks range, from the canoes to the technical kayaks as XT260/300 creek boats,XG freestyle and XW1 surf. The “best sellers” boats are the XP3 (polo boat) and sit-on-top Shark in version single and double

And now, a new adventure... Exo and Mega. When was born this idea?

In 2011 we started in project some technical kayak to inprove our range, the first was the XW1, we had the first contact with Mega to check the situation in June 2011, we started almost immediately in a very profiqual cooperation to develope the XW1 project, after some months we was ready to start with the production and now you can “touch our idea”.

Now you have Xw1, a plastic surfkayak. Describe us this new surf machine...

Xw1 is our all-round surf kayak, great feeling with the boat allow easy execution of “bottom turn”,”cut Back” and “off the lip”. Exciting performance, strong and light… this is our “surf machine”. The XW1 is available in two versiions, single layer cod. AA00468 and Ts version (two layers), the Ts version is a little lighter and stronger than the other version.

Stefano Bellotti, well known italian surfkayaker, is now in EXO Team...

Stefano Bellotti is a strong paddler, polo, creek and surf are him playground. He won a lot of surfkayak competitions and he had a god result also with our XW1. He pushed the surfkayak and gives us some input to start with the XW1 project.

You were with us in the Xtreme Pantin where Stefano reached the semi-finals with the Xw1. Did you enjoy the event?

We’re happy to enjoy ourself in Pantin, Stefano did a great performance, we hope the best for the future competitions.

Chris Hobson, World surfkayak Champion, tested and loved the Xw1!! What a great support ;)

Chris is a Champion, an incredible paddler, then if he loves the XW1 you have to belive him…..

We know that EXO has great events like "Exo Kayak Game” or “Exo Kayak Race”. When will we have an EXO Surfkayaing Competition?

We organized the Italian Surf competition in 2012 in cooperation with Blackwave surf association and the Italian Federation and we’ll do the same for this year

And new projects about EXO / MEGA or surfkayaks... do you have any news?

Maybe in future we can improve our surf kayak range, and in this case sure in cooperation with Mega.

What are the main objectivs of EXO with this new Xw1?

Thanks to the competitions and exibition we want to show to the kayakers our XW1, we think we can obtain good result in sales.

What will be the price and how can we get one?

The XW1 public price is € 750,00 and € 810,00 for TS version. You can get one directly from us info@exokayak.com or from one of our dealers (check the list in www.exokayak.com)

Last words...

In last 5 years we’re working to improve our quality, and we built some Special Team, creek, Surf ,Polo and Frestyle, we arranged a lot of expeditions, the last in Xmas 2012 in Mexico with our Exo Creek Team, in 2012 we met Daniele Molmenti, Slalom Gold Medal in London, and now even Daniele is part of our Team and he was in Mexico with us.

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