Monterey Bay Regional

Date:  May 4th, 2024 Watsonville High School

The MATE Monterey Bay Regional ROV Competition will offer: RANGER, NAVIGATOR and SCOUT class. 

Frequently Asked Questions:  

1. When will registration open?  Registration for the Monterey Bay regional is now open.  

Link to Registration for the Monterey Bay Regional
 

2. When will registration close?  Registration for the Monterey Bay regional will close on April 10th, 2024.  Registration may close earlier if we reach a maximum limit of teams.  Teams registering after that point will be put on a wait list until a spot opens.  Students and additional mentors may register to be a part of your your team until April 26th, 2024, but you must have your team registered by the 10th.  
   
   

3. How many teams can I register?  Each school or institution is initially limited to 1 RANGER class, 1 NAVIGATOR class and 2 SCOUT class teams.  Do not register additional teams!  Contact regional coordinator, Matthew Gardner if you have more teams than allowed.  Additional teams will be put on a wait list.  In March, if spots are available for these teams, these teams will be allowed to register.
   
   

4. What Engineering & Communications components are required?
   New in 2024!!!  We will be adding Corporate Responsibility (optional) for all classes. 
   RANGER teams will submit technical documentation, a company safety review, a company spec sheet, and SIDs three weeks prior to the competition (11:59 PM, Hawaii Time, Thursday, April 11th). Teams planning to compete in MATE Floats! 2024 must also submit their float information document and a Non-ROV device SID.  RANGER teams will also participate in an Engineering Presentation on competition day.  RANGER teams will also be scored on Corporate Responsibility submissions.   
   NAVIGATOR teams will submit a marketing display and participate in an Engineering Presentation on competition day.  NAVIGATOR teams will also be scored on Corporate Responsibility submissions (optional).
   SCOUT teams will submit a marketing display and participate in an Engineering Presentation on competition day.  SCOUT teams will also be scored on Corporate Responsibility submissions (optional).
   
   Due date for all documentation is 11:59 PM, Hawaii Time, Thursday, April 11th.
   All documentation for the regional can be submitted to:  documentsubmissions@marinetech.org 

5. How deep is the pool?  RANGER teams will compete in 4 meters of water (12.5 feet).  NAVIGATOR and SCOUT teams will compete in 2.1 meters of water (7 feet).  The water is clear.
   
   

6. My team is from the north end of the San Francisco Bay.  Do we compete at the Monterey Bay regional or the CSU Maritime regional?  There will be a CSU Maritime Regional in 2024.  I believe that the CSU Maritime Regional will offer NAVIGATOR and SCOUT class, but NOT RANGER class.  

We will provide competition dates as soon as they have been determined.  Do you have additional questions, or would you like to be added to the MATE Monterey Bay Regional Listserv?  Contact the California - Monterey Bay regional coordinator, Matthew Gardner:  mgardner@marinetech.org

The California - Monterey Bay Regional is sponsored by:
MATE ROV Competition
The Marine Technology Society - Monterey Bay Section