On Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 8:54:34 PM UTC-7, John Foster wrote:
On Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 6:53:03 PM UTC-6, wrote:
What's a good way to wind up a tow rope quickly and easily, store it, and unwind it again without it getting into tangle?

I remember that the Scottish Gliding Union had a good method back in the 70s, can any member explain that?

Has anyone used the "monkey ball" technique? It is something like winding a ball of yarn. You then pull the end out of the center when you come to use the rope again.

That is the way we wound are tow ropes (when I was still flying a gravity glider). You grab one end of the tow rope in your left hand and start winding a ball around it using your right hand. The ball ends up being about a foot in diameter when you're done. To "unroll" it just grab the end in the center and pull it out - no tangles, knots, or swear words.

Tom