I did notice a few of the buoys drifting after the first turn. It seemed like half the athletes went on either side of the yellow buoys.

I do think the current was a major issue. I also thought I was having an awesome swim until I got to the second turn and saw 38:00 on the watch. I've never gone above 33 minutes at Eagleman. This year -- 47 minutes. Completely shot my chance at going sub 5 hours. The bike seemed a bit faster this year, but the run was a sufferfest as usual.