an apparatus for connecting a towline from a watercraft , comprising a support structure of inverted u - shaped configuration comprising a pair of side supports . an overhead structure extends at upper ends of the side supports . the overhead structure includes fore and aft substructures . the support structure is adapted to be releasably mounted to a watercraft . a towline connector is provided on the aft substructure of the overhead structure for receiving a fore end of a towline . a protective cover is attached to the fore and aft substructures of the overhead structure .