General Info
General Info
Welcome to the York VEX V5 Coastal Classic!
Join us on Saturday, November 14, at York High School for our 8th year of hosting a VEX V5 Qualifying Tournament.
Where great robots meet the Maine coast. Located just a short walk from beautiful Long Sands Beach, York High School provides a welcoming setting for students to compete, collaborate, and celebrate engineering. Our goal is to provide a welcoming, organized tournament that keeps the focus on students, teamwork, sportsmanship, and great competition.
Digital Engineering Notebook - submit notebooks digitally for evaluation at the event. The link for submission is found on the team's events.vex account page under the "My Account" tab. Submission deadline is November 13th. No physical notebooks will be accepted for judging.
- Venue
- York High School
- Address
- 1 Robert Stevens Drive, York, Maine 03909, United States
- Dates
- November 14, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 6
- Event Region
- Maine
- Max Registrations per Org
- 5
- Priority Registration Opens
- 14-Sep-2026 15:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 28-Sep-2026 15:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 9-Nov-2026 15:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 11/9/2026
- Price
- $65.00
Agenda
7:30AM Team Check-In, Inspection, Pit Setup
8:30AM Team Check-In Ends, Match schedule generated
8:45AM Event meeting
9:00AM Opening Ceremonies
9:15AM Qualification Matches, Robot Skills Challenge Matches, Judging begin
12:30PM Lunch - Skills may run during lunch
1:00PM Qualification Matches, Robot Skills Challenge Matches, Judging resume
2:30PM Qualification Matches, Robot Skills Challenges Matches, Judging end
2:35PM Alliance Selection
2:45PM Elimination Matches begin followed by Finals
4:30PM Awards Ceremony
5:00PM Event ends
Stream
https://www.youtube.com/c/RoboticsInstituteofMaine
Webcast This event will be livestreamed on the Robotics Institute of Maine's YouTube Page
Judging Format
Judging Format Digital Engineering Notebook - submit notebooks digitally for evaluation at the event. The link for submission is found on the team's events.vex account page under the "My Account" tab. Submission deadline is November 13th. No physical notebooks will be accepted for judging. In-Person Team Interviews.
Volunteer
Volunteer If you are interested in any of the following volunteer positions, check out the link to our event on the Point volunteer platform. Lunch is provided for full-day volunteers! Link to sign up: https://dash.pointapp.org/events/767649 • Judge • Field Resetter • Robot Inspector • Queuer • Scorekeeper .For any questions about volunteering at the York Robotics event, contact mainehs@maine.rr.com?subject=Volunteering%20at%20York%20Tournament or 2015gmac@gmail.com?subject=Volunteering%20at%20York%20Tournament.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event that there is inclement weather on the day of the event all registered teams will be notified of a cancelation via e-mail. We will also do our best to reschedule the competition for another day.