diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/App.java b/src/main/java/seng302/App.java
index a169bd55..a3d5f49f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/App.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/App.java
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ public class App extends Application {
         }
         //Change the StreamReceiver in this else block to change the default data source.
         else{
-            sr = new StreamReceiver("localhost", 4949, "RaceStream");
+//            sr = new StreamReceiver("localhost", 4949, "RaceStream");
 //            sr = new StreamReceiver("csse-s302staff.canterbury.ac.nz", 4941, "RaceStream");
-//            sr = new StreamReceiver("livedata.americascup.com", 4941, "RaceStream");
+            sr = new StreamReceiver("livedata.americascup.com", 4941, "RaceStream");
         }
 
         sr.start();
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/fxObjects/BoatAnnotations.java b/src/main/java/seng302/fxObjects/BoatAnnotations.java
index cbff71b9..b8f2a031 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/fxObjects/BoatAnnotations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/fxObjects/BoatAnnotations.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class BoatAnnotations extends Group{
         background.setHeight(Math.abs(BACKGROUND_X) + TEXT_BUFFER + BACKGROUND_H_PER_TEXT * 4);
         background.setArcHeight(BACKGROUND_ARC_SIZE);
         background.setArcWidth(BACKGROUND_ARC_SIZE);
-        background.setFill(new Color(1, 1, 1, 0.5));
+        background.setFill(new Color(1, 1, 1, 0.75));
         background.setStroke(theme);
         background.setStrokeWidth(2);
         background.setCache(true);
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class BoatAnnotations extends Group{
     private Text getTextObject(String defaultText, Color fill) {
         Text text = new Text(defaultText);
         text.setFill(fill);
+        text.setStrokeWidth(2);
         text.setCacheHint(CacheHint.SPEED);
         text.setCache(true);
         return text;