British Gliding Association recomendation is 180 to 200ft and we are
in Europe (for a little while yet).

On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:18:12 -0700 (PDT), Waveguru
wrote:

It seems that most operations here in the USA use a 200' tow rope, and I've heard that some places in Europe even use a rope as short as 120'. Ropes at our operation are more like 275' because it seems safer and easier when it's longer. What is the rational behind using shorter ropes? I see no reason for short ropes unless you are towing out of a short field.

Boggs