diff --git a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
index 99a78e87..a5de88c9 100644
--- a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
+++ b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
@@ -92,21 +92,22 @@ public class Race implements Runnable {
      * The mockOutput to send messages to.
      */
     private MockOutput mockOutput;
-    private int windDir;
-    private int changeWind = 4;
 
 
     /**
-    * Wind direction bearing.
-    */
+     * Wind direction bearing.
+     */
     private Bearing windDirection;
 
     /**
-    * Wind speed (knots).
-    * Convert this to millimeters per second before passing to RaceStatus.
-    */
+     * Wind speed (knots).
+     * Convert this to millimeters per second before passing to RaceStatus.
+     */
     private double windSpeed;
 
+    private int windDir;
+    private int changeWind = 4;
+
 
 
     /**
@@ -142,30 +143,11 @@ public class Race implements Runnable {
      * Runnable for the thread.
      */
     public void run() {
-        initialiseWindDir();
         initialiseBoats();
+        initialiseWindDir();
         countdownTimer.start();
     }
 
-    protected void initialiseWindDir(){
-        windDir = new Random().nextInt(65535+1);
-    }
-
-    protected void changeWindDir(){
-        int r = new Random().nextInt(changeWind)+1;
-        if(r==1){
-            windDir+=100;
-        } else if (r==2){
-            windDir-=100;
-        }
-        if (windDir > 65535){
-            windDir -= 65535;
-        }
-        if (windDir < 0){
-            windDir += 65535;
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Parse the compound marker boats through mock output.
      */
@@ -325,6 +307,9 @@ public class Race implements Runnable {
             //Parse the marks.
             parseMarks();
 
+            // Change wind direction
+            changeWindDir();
+
             //Parse the race status.
             parseRaceStatus();
 
@@ -336,20 +321,7 @@ public class Race implements Runnable {
                 this.stop();
             }
 
-            changeWindDir();
-            ArrayList<BoatStatus> boatStatuses = new ArrayList<>();
-            for (Boat boat : startingBoats) {
-                mockOutput.parseBoatLocation(boat.getSourceID(), boat.getCurrentPosition().getLatitude(),
-                        boat.getCurrentPosition().getLongitude(), boat.getHeading(), 0);
-                boatStatuses.add(new BoatStatus(boat.getSourceID(), BoatStatusEnum.PRESTART, 0));
-            }
-            parseMarks();
-
             //Update the animations timer's time.
-            int raceStatusNumber = timeLeft <= 60000 / scaleFactor && timeLeft > 0? 2 : 1;
-            RaceStatus raceStatus = new RaceStatus(System.currentTimeMillis(), raceId, raceStatusNumber, startTime, windDir, 2300, 1, boatStatuses);
-            mockOutput.parseRaceStatus(raceStatus);
-
             currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
         }
     };
@@ -407,6 +379,9 @@ public class Race implements Runnable {
                 this.stop();
             }
 
+            // Change wind direction
+            changeWindDir();
+
             //Parse the boat locations.
             parseBoatLocations();
 
@@ -801,22 +776,6 @@ public class Race implements Runnable {
      * Decides if a boat should received a DNF status.
      * @return True means it should DNF, false means it shouldn't.
      */
-    protected void setWindDir(int wind){
-        if (wind>=0 && wind<=65535){
-            windDir = wind;
-        }
-    }
-
-    protected void setChangeWind(int changeVal){
-        if (changeVal>=0){
-            changeWind = changeVal;
-        }
-    }
-
-    protected int getWind(){
-        return windDir;
-    }
-
     protected boolean doNotFinish() {
         Random rand = new Random();
         return rand.nextInt(100) < dnfChance;
@@ -878,4 +837,42 @@ public class Race implements Runnable {
     public ObservableList<Boat> getBoats() {
         return boats;
     }
-}
+
+    protected void initialiseWindDir(){
+        windDir = new Random().nextInt(65535+1);
+        this.windDirection = new Bearing(BoatLocation.convertHeadingIntToDouble(windDir));
+    }
+
+    protected void changeWindDir(){
+        int r = new Random().nextInt(changeWind)+1;
+        if(r==1){
+            windDir+=100;
+        } else if (r==2){
+            windDir-=100;
+        }
+        if (windDir > 65535){
+            windDir -= 65535;
+        }
+        if (windDir < 0){
+            windDir += 65535;
+        }
+        this.windDirection = new Bearing(BoatLocation.convertHeadingIntToDouble(windDir));
+    }
+
+    protected void setWindDir(int wind){
+        if (wind>=0 && wind<=65535){
+            windDir = wind;
+            this.windDirection = new Bearing(BoatLocation.convertHeadingIntToDouble(windDir));
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void setChangeWind(int changeVal){
+        if (changeVal>=0){
+            changeWind = changeVal;
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected int getWind(){
+        return windDir;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mock/src/test/java/seng302/Model/RaceTest.java b/mock/src/test/java/seng302/Model/RaceTest.java
index 6de72f22..7365e320 100644
--- a/mock/src/test/java/seng302/Model/RaceTest.java
+++ b/mock/src/test/java/seng302/Model/RaceTest.java
@@ -297,19 +297,19 @@ public class RaceTest{
     @Ignore
     @Test
     public void windDirectionCorrectValues(){
-        try {
-            MockOutput mockOutput = Mockito.mock(MockOutput.class);
-            BoatDataSource boatDataSource = new BoatXMLReader("mockXML/boatTest.xml");
-            RaceDataSource raceDataSource = new RaceXMLReader("mockXML/raceTest.xml", boatDataSource);
-            Race testRace = new Race(raceDataSource, mockOutput);
-            testRace.setChangeWind(1);
-            testRace.setWindDir(65535);
-            testRace.changeWindDir();
-            assertEquals(100, testRace.getWind());
-        } catch (ParserConfigurationException | IOException | SAXException | ParseException | StreamedCourseXMLException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            fail();
-        }
+//        try {
+//            MockOutput mockOutput = Mockito.mock(MockOutput.class);
+//            BoatDataSource boatDataSource = new BoatXMLReader("mockXML/boatTest.xml");
+//            RaceDataSource raceDataSource = new RaceXMLReader("mockXML/raceTest.xml", boatDataSource);
+//            Race testRace = new Race(raceDataSource, mockOutput);
+//            testRace.setChangeWind(1);
+//            testRace.setWindDir(65535);
+//            testRace.changeWindDir();
+//            assertEquals(100, testRace.getWind());
+//        } catch (ParserConfigurationException | IOException | SAXException | ParseException | StreamedCourseXMLException e) {
+//            e.printStackTrace();
+//            fail();
+//        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/network/src/main/java/seng302/Networking/Messages/RaceStatus.java b/network/src/main/java/seng302/Networking/Messages/RaceStatus.java
index 63c41e69..89c7b90c 100644
--- a/network/src/main/java/seng302/Networking/Messages/RaceStatus.java
+++ b/network/src/main/java/seng302/Networking/Messages/RaceStatus.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ public class RaceStatus  extends AC35Data {
     private int raceType;
     private List<BoatStatus> boatStatuses;
     private static final double windDirectionScalar =  360.0 / 32768.0; // 0x8000 / 360
-    private ArrayList<BoatStatus> boatStatuses;
-    private static final double windDirectionScalar =  360.0 / 49152; // 0xC000 / 360
 
     public RaceStatus(long currentTime, int raceID, int raceStatus, long expectedStartTime, int windDirection, int windSpeed, int raceType, List<BoatStatus> boatStatuses){
         super(MessageType.RACESTATUS);
diff --git a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Boat.java b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Boat.java
index 5715927b..6e553318 100644
--- a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Boat.java
+++ b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Boat.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class Boat {
      */
     public GPSCoordinate getWake() {
         double reverseHeading = getHeading() - 180;
-        double wakeScale = 3;
+        double wakeScale = 5;
         double distance = wakeScale * getVelocity();
 
         GeodeticCalculator calc = new GeodeticCalculator();