diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Constants.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Constants.java
index afec2bcf..774f4a62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Constants.java
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ public class Constants {
     public static final GPSCoordinate finishLineMarker2 = new GPSCoordinate(32.317257, -64.836260);
 
     public static final BoatInRace[] OFFICIAL_AC35_COMPETITORS = new BoatInRace[]
-            {new BoatInRace("Oracle Team USA", 300.0, Color.BLUEVIOLET, "USA"),
-             new BoatInRace("Land Rover BAR", 500.0, Color.BLACK, "BAR"),
-             new BoatInRace("SoftBank Team Japan", 400.0, Color.RED, "JAP"),
-             new BoatInRace("Groupama Team France", 350.0, Color.ORANGE, "FRN"),
-             new BoatInRace("Artemis Racing", 440.0, Color.DARKOLIVEGREEN, "ART"),
-             new BoatInRace("Emirates Team New Zealand", 620, Color.LIMEGREEN, "ENZ")};
+            {new BoatInRace("Oracle Team USA", 30.0, Color.BLUEVIOLET, "USA"),
+             new BoatInRace("Land Rover BAR", 23.0, Color.BLACK, "BAR"),
+             new BoatInRace("SoftBank Team Japan", 27.0, Color.RED, "JAP"),
+             new BoatInRace("Groupama Team France", 25.0, Color.ORANGE, "FRN"),
+             new BoatInRace("Artemis Racing", 22.5, Color.DARKOLIVEGREEN, "ART"),
+             new BoatInRace("Emirates Team New Zealand", 62, Color.LIMEGREEN, "ENZ")};
 
     //public static final Leg bermudaCourseStartToMark1 = new Leg(0, , new )
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Boat.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Boat.java
index e2169e56..cbaab39e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Boat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Boat.java
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
  */
 public class Boat {
     private StringProperty name;
+
     private double velocity;
+    private double scaledVelocity;
     private StringProperty velocityProp;
     private String abbrev;
 
@@ -48,6 +50,15 @@ public class Boat {
         return velocity;
     }
 
+
+    public double getScaledVelocity() {
+        return scaledVelocity;
+    }
+
+    public void setScaledVelocity(double velocity) {
+        this.scaledVelocity = velocity;
+    }
+
     /**
      *
      * @return The Name of the boat.
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ConstantVelocityRace.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ConstantVelocityRace.java
index 1b83c92d..85e661ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ConstantVelocityRace.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ConstantVelocityRace.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class ConstantVelocityRace extends Race {
     protected void updatePosition(BoatInRace boat, int millisecondsElapsed) {
 
         //distanceTravelled = velocity (nm p hr) * time taken to update loop
-        double distanceTravelled = boat.getVelocity() * millisecondsElapsed/3600000;
+        double distanceTravelled = boat.getScaledVelocity() * millisecondsElapsed/3600000;
         double totalDistanceTravelled = distanceTravelled + boat.getDistanceTravelledInLeg();
 
         boolean finish = boat.getCurrentLeg().getName().equals("Finish");
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Leg.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Leg.java
index 3cc41743..dd3b96da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Leg.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Leg.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class Leg {
         this.endGPSCoordinate = end;
         this.legNumber = number;
         this.distance = calculateDistance();
+        System.out.println("Distance of leg " + name + " is " + Double.toString(distance));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
index ed5131a0..a740acbc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public abstract class Race implements Runnable {
     protected RaceController controller;
     protected int boatsFinished = 0;
     protected long totalTimeElapsed;
+    protected int scale_factor = 15;
 
 
     private int SLEEP_TIME = 100; //time in milliseconds to pause in a paced loop
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ public abstract class Race implements Runnable {
      * @param legs Number of marks in order that the boats pass in order to complete the race.
      */
     public Race(BoatInRace[] boats, ArrayList<Leg> legs, RaceController controller) {
+        for (BoatInRace boat : boats) {
+            boat.setScaledVelocity(boat.getVelocity() * scale_factor);
+        }
+
         this.startingBoats = FXCollections.observableArrayList(boats);
         this.legs = legs;
         this.legs.add(new Leg("Finish", this.legs.size()));
@@ -117,8 +122,9 @@ public abstract class Race implements Runnable {
         long hours;
 
         currentTimeInSeconds = totalTimeElapsed / 1000;
-        minutes = currentTimeInSeconds / 60;
-        remainingSeconds = currentTimeInSeconds % 60;
+        long scaledTimeInSeconds = currentTimeInSeconds * scale_factor;
+        minutes = scaledTimeInSeconds / 60;
+        remainingSeconds = scaledTimeInSeconds % 60;
         hours = minutes / 60;
         minutes = minutes % 60;
         return String.format("Race clock: %02d:%02d:%02d", hours, minutes, remainingSeconds);