The University's newest sport may be petitioning for permission to break the Charles River's 15 miles per hour speed limit next year. If the plans of brothers Bill and Dick Hanmer to establish a Crimson power boat racing team materialize.

Although there is currently no intercollegiate power boat racing in the United States, during the 1920's and 20's the sport attracted a wide college following, and Brown, both of whom have already expressed interest in the sport's resurrection, as well as Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, Rutgers, and Williams.

The American Power Boat Association, the national sanctioning body, has also expressed definite interest in a possible revival of the sport. It hopes to hold Intercollegiate Championships in 1956, after colleges have had a year to organize teams and gain experience, provided a start can be made next fall.

Six Classes

Competition will be held in the three regular hydroplane classes and in the three classes of stock utility runabouts. Prices of the boats very from about $700 for an 'A' class stock utility runabout with a 7 1/2 horsepower motor capable of about 45 miles per hour, to $1300 for a 25 horsepower Class 'D' stock hydroplane which runs close to 70 miles per hour.

Hydroplanes, which weigh 105 pounds, differ from the 300 pound utilities in that they have an air tunnel down the bottom of the hull which provides an air lift, and thus less water contact.

If it proves impossible to use the hospital-lined Charles for meets, Crimson racers will probably use Lake Quinsigamond, just outside Worcester. Under APBA rules the course may vary from 2 1/2 to 5 miles in length, with boats traveling around from one to six buoys at either end of the straightaway.