diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/GameState.java b/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/GameState.java
index e710d81b..7eadd509 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/GameState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/GameState.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public class GameState implements Runnable {
     private static Long previousUpdateTime;
     public static Double windDirection;
     private static Double windSpeed;
+    private static Double speedMultiplier = 1d;
 
     private static Boolean customizationFlag; // dirty flag to tell if a player has customized their boat.
 
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ public class GameState implements Runnable {
         Double velocity = yacht.getCurrentVelocity();
         Double trueWindAngle = Math.abs(windDirection - yacht.getHeading());
         Double boatSpeedInKnots = PolarTable.getBoatSpeed(getWindSpeedKnots(), trueWindAngle);
-        Double maxBoatSpeed = GeoUtility.knotsToMMS(boatSpeedInKnots);
+        Double maxBoatSpeed = GeoUtility.knotsToMMS(boatSpeedInKnots) * speedMultiplier;
         // TODO: 15/08/17 remove magic numbers from these equations.
         if (yacht.getSailIn()) {
             if (velocity < maxBoatSpeed - 500) {
@@ -693,4 +694,13 @@ public class GameState implements Runnable {
     public static void broadcastChatter(ChatterMessage chatterMessage) {
         notifyMessageListeners(chatterMessage);
     }
+
+    public static void endRace () {
+        yachts.forEach((id, yacht) -> yacht.setBoatStatus(BoatStatus.FINISHED));
+//        currentStage = GameStages.FINISHED;
+    }
+
+    public static void setSpeedMultiplier (double multiplier) {
+        speedMultiplier = multiplier;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/MainServerThread.java b/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/MainServerThread.java
index 83fb304c..5446d0de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/MainServerThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/MainServerThread.java
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ public class MainServerThread implements Runnable, ClientConnectionDelegate {
 
             //FINISHED
             else if (GameState.getCurrentStage() == GameStages.FINISHED) {
-                terminate();
+                broadcastMessage(makeRaceStatusMessage());
+                try {
+                    Thread.sleep(1000); //Hackish fix to make sure all threads have broadcasted
+                    terminate();
+                } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
+                    serverLog("Thread interrupted while waiting to terminate clients", 1);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -169,6 +175,9 @@ public class MainServerThread implements Runnable, ClientConnectionDelegate {
     @Override
     public void clientConnected(ServerToClientThread serverToClientThread) {
         serverLog("Player Connected From " + serverToClientThread.getThread().getName(), 0);
+        if (serverToClientThreads.size() == 0) { //Sets first client as host.
+            serverToClientThread.setAsHost();
+        }
         serverToClientThreads.add(serverToClientThread);
         serverToClientThread.addConnectionListener(() -> {
             for (ServerToClientThread thread : serverToClientThreads) {
@@ -257,6 +266,8 @@ public class MainServerThread implements Runnable, ClientConnectionDelegate {
             if (timeTillStart > PREPATORY_TIME) {
                 raceStatus = RaceStatus.PREPARATORY;
             }
+        } else if (GameState.getCurrentStage() == GameStages.FINISHED) {
+            raceStatus = RaceStatus.TERMINATED;
         } else {
             raceStatus = RaceStatus.STARTED;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/ServerToClientThread.java b/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/ServerToClientThread.java
index 1cbba682..69cec93c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/ServerToClientThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/ServerToClientThread.java
@@ -31,23 +31,6 @@ import seng302.gameServer.messages.RegistrationResponseStatus;
 import seng302.gameServer.messages.XMLMessage;
 import seng302.gameServer.messages.XMLMessageSubType;
 import seng302.gameServer.messages.YachtEventCodeMessage;
-import seng302.gameServer.messages.YachtEventCodeMessage;
-import seng302.model.Player;
-import seng302.model.ServerYacht;
-import seng302.model.stream.packets.PacketType;
-import seng302.model.stream.packets.StreamPacket;
-import seng302.model.stream.xml.generator.Race;
-import seng302.model.stream.xml.generator.Regatta;
-import seng302.utilities.XMLGenerator;
-import seng302.gameServer.messages.BoatAction;
-import seng302.gameServer.messages.BoatLocationMessage;
-import seng302.gameServer.messages.ClientType;
-import seng302.gameServer.messages.Message;
-import seng302.gameServer.messages.RegistrationResponseMessage;
-import seng302.gameServer.messages.RegistrationResponseStatus;
-import seng302.gameServer.messages.XMLMessage;
-import seng302.gameServer.messages.XMLMessageSubType;
-import seng302.gameServer.messages.YachtEventCodeMessage;
 import seng302.model.Player;
 import seng302.model.ServerYacht;
 import seng302.model.stream.packets.PacketType;
@@ -92,6 +75,7 @@ public class ServerToClientThread implements Runnable, Observer {
 
     private ClientType clientType;
     private Boolean isRegistered = false;
+    private Boolean isHost = false;
 
     private XMLGenerator xml;
 
@@ -227,9 +211,10 @@ public class ServerToClientThread implements Runnable, Observer {
                                 completeRegistration(requestedType);
                                 break;
                             case CHATTER_TEXT:
-                                GameState.broadcastChatter(
-                                    ServerPacketParser.extractChatterText(payload)
-                                );
+//                                GameState.broadcastChatter(
+//                                    ServerPacketParser.extractChatterText(payload)
+//                                );
+                                parseChatter(payload);
                                 break;
                             case RACE_CUSTOMIZATION_REQUEST:
                                 Long sourceID = Message
@@ -391,4 +376,42 @@ public class ServerToClientThread implements Runnable, Observer {
     public void addDisconnectListener(DisconnectListener disconnectListener) {
         this.disconnectListener = disconnectListener;
     }
+
+    public void setAsHost() {
+        isHost = true;
+    }
+
+    private void parseChatter(byte[] chatterPayload) {
+        String chatterText = new String(
+            Arrays.copyOfRange(chatterPayload, 3, 3 + chatterPayload.length)
+        );
+        String[] words = chatterText.split("\\s+");
+        if (words.length < 3) {
+            return;
+        }
+        switch (words[2].trim()) {
+            case ">speed":
+                try {
+                    GameState.setSpeedMultiplier(Double.valueOf(words[3]));
+                    GameState.broadcastChatter(new ChatterMessage(
+                        Byte.toUnsignedInt(chatterPayload[1]),
+                        words[0] + "Host has set speed modifier to x" + words[3]
+                    ));
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    logger.error("cannot parse >speed value");
+                }
+                break;
+            case ">finish":
+                GameState.endRace();
+                GameState.broadcastChatter(new ChatterMessage(
+                    chatterPayload[1],
+                    words[0] + "Host has ended the game"
+                ));
+                break;
+            default:
+                GameState.broadcastChatter(
+                    ServerPacketParser.extractChatterText(chatterPayload)
+                );
+        }
+    }
 }