diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/BoatPositionController.java b/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/BoatPositionController.java
index 4e95ae81..8ca99269 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/BoatPositionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/BoatPositionController.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class BoatPositionController {
         positionVbox.getChildren().removeAll();
 
         for (Boat boat: boatOrder){
-            positionVbox.getChildren().add(new Text(boat.getTeamName() + " " + boat.getSpeedInKnots() + " Knots"));
+            positionVbox.getChildren().add(new Text(boat.getShortName() + " " + boat.getSpeedInKnots() + " Knots"));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/CanvasController.java b/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/CanvasController.java
index 7e1caf3f..c3920c7d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/CanvasController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/CanvasController.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
 import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
 import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
 import javafx.scene.text.Font;
-import javafx.scene.text.FontSmoothingType;
 import javafx.scene.text.Text;
 import javafx.util.Duration;
 import seng302.models.Boat;
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ public class CanvasController {
 
             boat.setLocation(timelineInfo.getY().doubleValue(), timelineInfo.getX().doubleValue());
 
-            drawBoat(boat.getLongitude(), boat.getLatitude(), boat.getColor(), boat.getTeamName(), boat.getSpeedInKnots(), boat.getHeading());
+            drawBoat(boat.getLongitude(), boat.getLatitude(), boat.getColor(), boat.getShortName(), boat.getSpeedInKnots(), boat.getHeading());
         }
     }
 
@@ -280,6 +279,7 @@ public class CanvasController {
      */
     private void drawWake(GraphicsContext gc, double x, double y, double speed, Color color, double heading){
         double angle = Math.toRadians(heading);
+        speed = speed * 0.50; // Half the size of the wake
 
         double newX = x + speed * Math.cos(angle);//(nextX * Math.cos(angle) - nextY * Math.sin(angle)) * length;
         double newY = y + speed *  Math.sin(angle);//(nextX * Math.sin(angle) + nextY * Math.cos(angle)) * length;
@@ -312,12 +312,14 @@ public class CanvasController {
             // Set boat text
             gc.setFont(new Font(14));
             gc.setLineWidth(3);
-            gc.setFontSmoothingType(FontSmoothingType.GRAY);
             gc.fillText(name + ", " + speed + " knots", x + 15, y + 15);
         }
 
         gc.fillOval(x, y, diameter, diameter);
-        drawWake(gc, x, y, speed, color, heading);
+
+        if (annotationCheck){
+            drawWake(gc, x, y, speed, color, heading);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/models/Boat.java b/src/main/java/seng302/models/Boat.java
index a64bf9c4..0973ad38 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/models/Boat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/models/Boat.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public class Boat {
     private Color color;
     private int markLastPast;
     private double heading;
+    private String shortName;
 
     public Boat(String teamName) {
         this.teamName = teamName;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ public class Boat {
         this.lat = 0.0;
         this.lon = 0.0;
         this.distanceToNextMark = 0.0;
+        this.shortName = "";
     }
 
     /**
@@ -29,12 +31,14 @@ public class Boat {
      *
      * @param teamName     The name of the team sailing the boat
      * @param boatVelocity The speed of the boat in meters/second
+     * @param shortName    A shorter version of the teams name
      */
-    public Boat(String teamName, double boatVelocity) {
+    public Boat(String teamName, double boatVelocity, String shortName) {
         this.teamName = teamName;
         this.velocity = boatVelocity;
         this.distanceToNextMark = 0.0;
         this.color = Colors.getColor();
+        this.shortName = shortName;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -119,4 +123,8 @@ public class Boat {
     public double getHeading(){
         return this.heading;
     }
+
+    public String getShortName(){
+        return this.shortName;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/TeamsParser.java b/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/TeamsParser.java
index c4d34b1f..2986f448 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/TeamsParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/TeamsParser.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class TeamsParser extends FileParser {
 				String name = element.getElementsByTagName("name").item(0).getTextContent();
 				String alias = element.getElementsByTagName("alias").item(0).getTextContent();
 				double velocity = Double.valueOf(element.getElementsByTagName("velocity").item(0).getTextContent());
-				Boat boat = new Boat(name, velocity);
+				Boat boat = new Boat(name, velocity, alias);
 				return boat;
 			} else {
 				throw new NoSuchElementException("Cannot generate a boat by given node");
diff --git a/src/test/java/seng302/BoatTest.java b/src/test/java/seng302/BoatTest.java
index 6344bece..0160bb8d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/seng302/BoatTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/seng302/BoatTest.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class BoatTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testSetVelocity() {
-        Boat boat1 = new Boat("Team 1", 29.0);
+        Boat boat1 = new Boat("Team 1", 29.0, "");
         assertEquals(boat1.getVelocity(), (double) 29.0, 1e-15);
 
         boat1.setVelocity(12.0);