Here's half of the Pinecrest Posse (one on a wakeskate.) Boat's not ballasted (YET); maybe six of us all together.
When you're pulling the rope around, it dangles of the edge of the bimini. When the slack is taken out (at 15'-off), the rope pulls 2" above the rear bow. Once the skater stands up, the line is a good foot above the bimini.
High risk/high return approach. We got a lot of looks and points, and it was all positive.
There's a fabric panel near the tower tow point for us to attach the rope. In other words, the bimini only stows when we take the boat on the freeway. To stow, the forward bow flips back, over the tower and lays on the aft bow. The aft bow never moves from its location. A fabric boot wraps it all together.
LOTS of great shade - yes, it's cool anywhere in the boat, even when the sun's lower on the horizon and it's 113F outside. That's not to say we don't take frequent refreshment stops, though :-)
