diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/MainController.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/MainController.java
index 5e70cd78..adc94f12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/MainController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/MainController.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package seng302.Controllers;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane;
 import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
+import seng302.RaceXMLReader;
 
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
@@ -20,8 +21,6 @@ public class MainController extends Controller {
     }
 
 
-
-
     /**
      * Main Controller for the applications will house the menu and the displayed pane.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/RaceController.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/RaceController.java
index b5f710b5..718c772f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/RaceController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/RaceController.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public class RaceController extends Controller {
      * @param scaleFactor scale value of race
      */
     public void startRace(int scaleFactor) {
+
         RaceXMLReader raceXMLReader = null;
         try {
             raceXMLReader = new RaceXMLReader("raceXML/bermuda_AC35.xml");
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/StartController.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/StartController.java
index 220717e4..e7ffba14 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/StartController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/StartController.java
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 package seng302.Controllers;
 
+import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
+import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
+import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.scene.control.TableColumn;
+import javafx.scene.control.TableView;
+import javafx.scene.control.cell.PropertyValueFactory;
 import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
+import seng302.Model.Boat;
+import seng302.Model.BoatInRace;
+import seng302.RaceXMLReader;
 
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
@@ -13,6 +25,12 @@ public class StartController extends Controller {
 
     @FXML private GridPane start;
 
+    @FXML TableView<BoatInRace> boatNameTable;
+    @FXML
+    TableColumn<BoatInRace, String> boatNameColumn;
+    @FXML
+    TableColumn<BoatInRace, String> boatCodeColumn;
+
     /**
      * Begins the race with a scale factor of 15
      */
@@ -36,12 +54,35 @@ public class StartController extends Controller {
 
     private void startRace(Integer raceScale){
         start.setVisible(false);
+
         parent.beginRace(raceScale);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources){
 
+
+
+    }
+
+    private void initialiseTables() {
+
+        RaceXMLReader raceXMLReader = null;
+        try {
+            raceXMLReader = new RaceXMLReader("raceXML/bermuda_AC35.xml");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (SAXException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (ParserConfigurationException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        BoatInRace[] boats = new BoatInRace[raceXMLReader.getBoats().size()];
+        boats = raceXMLReader.getBoats().toArray(boats);
+        ObservableList<BoatInRace> observableBoats = FXCollections.observableArrayList(boats);
+
+
     }
 
 }