diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/dataInput/RaceXMLReader.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/dataInput/RaceXMLReader.java
index 7e61b3de..a270056a 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/dataInput/RaceXMLReader.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/dataInput/RaceXMLReader.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 import org.w3c.dom.NamedNodeMap;
 import org.w3c.dom.Node;
 import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
+import shared.enums.RoundingType;
 import shared.enums.XMLFileType;
 import shared.exceptions.InvalidRaceDataException;
 import shared.exceptions.XMLReaderException;
@@ -313,6 +314,8 @@ public class RaceXMLReader extends XMLReader implements RaceDataSource {
         return element.getAttribute("Name");
     }
 
+    private String getCompoundMarkRounding(Element element){return element.getAttribute("Rounding");}
+
 
     /**
      * Populates list of legs given CompoundMarkSequence element and referenced CompoundMark elements.
@@ -331,12 +334,18 @@ public class RaceXMLReader extends XMLReader implements RaceDataSource {
         //Gets the ID number of this corner element.
         int cornerID = getCompoundMarkID(cornerElement);
 
+        //gets the Rounding of this corner element
+        String cornerRounding = getCompoundMarkRounding(cornerElement);
+
         //Gets the CompoundMark associated with this corner.
         CompoundMark lastCompoundMark = this.compoundMarkMap.get(cornerID);
 
         //The name of the leg is the name of the first compoundMark in the leg.
         String legName = lastCompoundMark.getName();
 
+        //Sets the rounding type of this compound mark
+        lastCompoundMark.setRoundingType(RoundingType.valueOf(cornerRounding));
+
         //For each following corner, create a leg between cornerN and cornerN+1.
         for(int i = 1; i < corners.getLength(); i++) {
 
@@ -346,9 +355,15 @@ public class RaceXMLReader extends XMLReader implements RaceDataSource {
             //Gets the ID number of this corner element.
             cornerID = getCompoundMarkID(cornerElement);
 
+            //gets the Rounding of this corner element
+            cornerRounding = getCompoundMarkRounding(cornerElement);
+
             //Gets the CompoundMark associated with this corner.
             CompoundMark currentCompoundMark = this.compoundMarkMap.get(cornerID);
 
+            //Sets the rounding type of this compound mark
+            currentCompoundMark.setRoundingType(RoundingType.valueOf(cornerRounding));
+
             //Create a leg from these two adjacent compound marks.
             Leg leg = new Leg(legName, lastCompoundMark, currentCompoundMark, i - 1);
             legs.add(leg);
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/enums/RoundingType.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/enums/RoundingType.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eaba4e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/enums/RoundingType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package shared.enums;
+
+/**
+ * Enum for the types of rounding that can be done
+ */
+public enum RoundingType {
+    /**
+     * This is means it must be rounded port side
+     */
+    Port,
+
+    /**
+     * This is means it must be rounded starboard side
+     */
+    Starboard,
+
+    /**
+     * The boat within the compound mark with the SeqID
+     * of 1 should be rounded to starboard and the boat
+     * within the compound mark with the SeqID of 2 should
+     * be rounded to port.
+     */
+    SP,
+
+    /**
+     * The boat within the compound mark with the SeqID
+     * of 1 should be rounded to port and the boat
+     * within the compound mark with the SeqID of 2 should
+     * be rounded to starboard.
+     *
+     * opposite of SP
+     */
+    PS;
+}
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/CompoundMark.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/CompoundMark.java
index b9f45753..38e972dc 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/CompoundMark.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/CompoundMark.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package shared.model;
 
 
+import shared.enums.RoundingType;
+
 /**
  * Represents a compound mark -  that is, either one or two individual marks which form a single compound mark.
  */
@@ -31,6 +33,11 @@ public class CompoundMark {
      */
     private GPSCoordinate averageGPSCoordinate;
 
+    /**
+     * The side that the mark must be rounded on
+     */
+    private RoundingType roundingType;
+
 
     /**
      * Constructs a compound mark from a single mark.
@@ -141,4 +148,20 @@ public class CompoundMark {
         return averageCoordinate;
 
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Used to get how this mark should be rounded
+     * @return rounding type for mark
+     */
+    public RoundingType getRoundingType() {
+        return roundingType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used to set the type of rounding for this mark
+     * @param roundingType rounding type to set
+     */
+    public void setRoundingType(RoundingType roundingType) {
+        this.roundingType = roundingType;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/Mark.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/Mark.java
index 5781861a..19dc8f26 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/Mark.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/Mark.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public class Mark {
     private GPSCoordinate position;
 
 
-
     /**
      * Constructs a mark with a given source ID, name, and position.
      * @param sourceID The source ID of the mark.