I had a similar problem with, I'm sure were well intentioned but unfortunately a little over enthusiastic clubbies on their mals on the Tasman side of the those bloody red gates.
As I've written in previous blogs, I often like to swim a "deep sea" course for what I believe to be reasons of good sense. Whether it be to safely stand off a large swell breaking closer to shore or simply to avoid the impedence of the stand-up effect that shallower water has on swell; or to avoid often slight but nonetheless present opposing currents closer to the bay (wanna try one out with the stopwatch? go down to Coogee!); or simply to avoid the rabble of misguided punters desperately trying to swim back out to the last mark, only then having to make a hairpin turn to get around it.
In any fairly onshore swell I usually much prefer a steady reach, working ever so slightly against it across the bay and then a gentle hyperbolic slingshot curve around the last turn with the swell behind me, rather than the aforemetioned shitfight anyday.
In true tortiose and hare fashion a slow mug swimmer such as myself can pull back plenty of their own coloured caps, and maybe even a couple from the colour behind that had just overtaken you. And if a mal or ski stands to interrupt your cunning strategy, hold your breath and swim under them. Deadset easy, they don't draw that much water. I wouldn't wanna try it on with a surfboat or rubber ducky though; lest one might get brained by an oar or the leg of an outbaord.
Remember, swim with yer head, not just under it.
Regs,
Davo.
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