diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/model/ScaledPoint.java b/src/main/java/seng302/model/ScaledPoint.java
index 14cb490c..5fcf5c8c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/model/ScaledPoint.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/model/ScaledPoint.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import javafx.geometry.Point2D;
 import seng302.utilities.GeoUtility;
 
 /**
- * Created by cir27 on 26/09/17.
+ * Contains information on a scaled lat lon point for use with mapping geographical elements to a 2d plane.
  */
 public class ScaledPoint extends GeoPoint {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameView3D.java b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameView3D.java
index 5be3b795..c10b7f32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameView3D.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameView3D.java
@@ -407,10 +407,10 @@ public class GameView3D extends GameView{
 
             @Override
             public void handle(long now) {
-                if (--count == 0) {
-                    count = 60;
+                Point2D location = scaledPoint.findScaledXY(playerYacht.getLocation());
+                if (Math.abs(lastLocation.distance(location)) > 2) {
                     Node segment = ModelFactory.importModel(ModelType.TRAIL_SEGMENT).getAssets();
-                    Point2D location = scaledPoint.findScaledXY(playerYacht.getLocation());
+                    location = scaledPoint.findScaledXY(playerYacht.getLocation());
                     segment.getTransforms().addAll(
                         new Translate(location.getX(), location.getY(), 0),
                         new Rotate(playerYacht.getHeading(), new Point3D(0,0,1))
diff --git a/src/main/resources/meshes/trail_segment.dae b/src/main/resources/meshes/trail_segment.dae
index 9dcbbfb5..eee5da97 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/meshes/trail_segment.dae
+++ b/src/main/resources/meshes/trail_segment.dae
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
       <author>Blender User</author>
       <authoring_tool>Blender 2.78.0 commit date:2016-09-26, commit time:12:42, hash:4bb1e22</authoring_tool>
     </contributor>
-    <created>2017-09-26T00:58:51</created>
-    <modified>2017-09-26T00:58:51</modified>
+    <created>2017-09-26T01:05:25</created>
+    <modified>2017-09-26T01:05:25</modified>
     <unit name="meter" meter="1"/>
     <up_axis>Z_UP</up_axis>
   </asset>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
   <library_visual_scenes>
     <visual_scene id="Scene" name="Scene">
       <node id="Plane" name="Plane" type="NODE">
-        <matrix sid="transform">0.3270299 0 0 0 0 0.333 0 -4.76837e-7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1</matrix>
+        <matrix sid="transform">0.4856636 0 0 0 0 0.6802911 0 -4.76837e-7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1</matrix>
         <instance_geometry url="#Plane_004-mesh" name="Plane">
           <bind_material>
             <technique_common>