Wake boat tow rope management system

A tow rope management system for managing a tow rope attached to a mounting point on a boat, the tow rope management system comprising:

• a first arm pivotally associated with the boat adjacent the mounting point on the boat, the first arm pivotable along a horizontal axis between a first stowed position and a second deployed position, the first arm biased towards the first position;
• a second arm pivotable along a vertical axis between upward and downward positions, the second arm pivotally attached to the first arm;
• an elongate guide member attached to the second arm at a first end of the guide member, the elongate guide member to a second end that is distal from the second arm and mounting point;
• the elongate guide including a rope support formed at the second distal end of the elongate guide member for supporting the tow rope at the second end of the elongate guide member.

A tow rope management system for managing a tow rope attached to a mounting point on a boat, the tow rope management system comprising:

• a first arm pivotally associated with the boat adjacent the mounting point on the boat, the first arm pivotable along a horizontal axis between a first stowed position and a second deployed position, the first arm biased towards the first position with a first spring, the spring attached at a first end to the first arm and at a second end to a mount fixed adjacent the mounting point;
• a second arm pivotable along a vertical axis between upward and downward positions, the second arm pivotally attached to the first arm;
• an elongate guide member attached to the second arm at a first end of the guide member, the elongate guide member to a second end that is distal from the second arm and mounting point;
• the elongate guide including a rope support formed at the second distal end of the elongate guide member for supporting the tow rope at the second end of the elongate guide member, wherein the elongate guide member has greater resiliency in a vertical direction along a length of the elongate guide member than a horizontal direction of the elongate guide member.