diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/models/Boat.java b/src/main/java/seng302/models/Boat.java
index 8948bedd..8deb5339 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/models/Boat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/models/Boat.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package seng302.models;
 
+import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
+
 /**
 * Represents a boat in the race.
 */
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ public class Boat {
     private double lat; // Boats position
     private double lon; // -
     private double distanceToNextMark;
+    private Color color;
 
     public Boat(String teamName) {
         this.teamName = teamName;
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ public class Boat {
         this.lat = 0.0;
         this.lon = 0.0;
         this.distanceToNextMark = 0.0;
+        this.color = Colors.getColor();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -89,4 +93,8 @@ public class Boat {
     public double getLongitude(){
         return this.lon;
     }
+
+    public Color getColor() {
+        return color;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/models/Colors.java b/src/main/java/seng302/models/Colors.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..419753dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/models/Colors.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package seng302.models;
+
+import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
+
+/**
+ * Created by ryan_ on 16/03/2017.
+ */
+public enum Colors {
+    RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE;
+
+    static Integer index = 0;
+
+    public static Color getColor() {
+        index++;
+        if (index > 6) {
+            index = 1;
+        }
+        return Color.valueOf(values()[index-1].toString());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/seng302/ColorsTest.java b/src/test/java/seng302/ColorsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fcc2399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/seng302/ColorsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package seng302;
+
+import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import seng302.models.Boat;
+import seng302.models.Colors;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+/**
+ * Created by ryan_ on 16/03/2017.
+ */
+public class ColorsTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testNextColor() {
+        List<Boat> boats = new ArrayList<>();
+        boats.add(new Boat("Team 1"));
+        boats.add(new Boat("Team 2"));
+        boats.add(new Boat("Team 3"));
+        boats.add(new Boat("Team 4"));
+        boats.add(new Boat("Team 5"));
+        boats.add(new Boat("Team 6"));
+
+        int count = 0;
+        List<Color> enumColors = new ArrayList<>();
+        while (count < 6) {
+            Color color = Colors.getColor();
+            enumColors.add(color);
+            count++;
+        }
+
+        List<Color> boatColors = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Boat boat : boats) {
+            Color color = boat.getColor();
+            boatColors.add(color);
+        }
+
+        assertEquals(enumColors, boatColors);
+    }
+}