Date: April 26, 2025 Watsonville High School
The MATE Monterey Bay Regional ROV Competition will offer: RANGER, NAVIGATOR and SCOUT class.
2025 Monterey Bay Regional Resources
NEW INFORMATION!!! The California - San Francisco Bay regional WILL NOT be happening this year. All teams in the region should register for the Monterey Bay regional.
Frequently Asked Questions:
When will registration open? Registration is open.
Link to Registration for the Monterey Bay Regional
When will registration close? Team registration for the Monterey Bay regional will close on March 31st, 2025. Team 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 team until April 21st, 2025, but you must have your team registered by the 31st.
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 allocated above, we can discuss participation.
What Engineering & Communications components are required?
Note in 2025!!! We will continue to include 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 3rd). Teams planning to compete in MATE Floats! 2025 task 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).
SCOUT and NAVIGATOR teams WILL NOT be scored for technical documentation or other engineering components at the Monterey bay regional - DO NOT SUBMIT THOSE DOCUMENTS. Only the engineering & communications components listed above are required.
Due date for all documentation is 11:59 PM, Hawaii Time, Thursday, April 3rd.
All documentation for the regional can be submitted to: documentsubmissions@marinetech.org
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.
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 NOT be a CSU Maritime Regional in 2025. All teams in the area can register for the Monterey Bay regional.
We will provide additional 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
Partnering with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education