CHAMPION JET 1 (ΤΣΑΜΠΙΟΝ ΤΖΕΤ 1)
-Sea Jets
Built in 1997 (age 27). Registered in Limassol. Current line: None (under refit in Salamina)
The high speed ferry CHAMPION JET 1 was built in 1997 in Australia , as the INCAT 044. After a period of advertisement by her builder, she was taken over by the French company Condor Ferries. She began her career on the Channel as the CONDOR VITESSE, operating on the Poole-Guernsey-Jersey line until 1999, when she was chartered to the New Zealand-based company Interislander, operating on the Wellington-Picton line on the Cook Strait. She returned to Condor Ferries the following year, and she was deployed on the Cherbourg-Poole line, under a partnership that was made between her company and Brittany Ferries. This lasted until 2011, when she was deployed on the St Malo-Jersey-Guernsey-Poole-Weymouth line. She was bought in 2015 by the Greek company Sea Jets, along with her sister ship, namely the CONDOR EXPRESS, and the ships were renamed CHAMPION JET 1 and CHAMPION JET 2, respectively. The CHAMPION JET 1 was converted in Elefsina, and she was deployed on the Piraeus-Mykonos-Naxos-Santorini line, before later going to the Piraeus-Sifnos-Milos-Folegandros-Ios-Santorini line and then to the Heraklion-Santorini-Ios-Naxos-Mykonos line. Her first season was not quite successful, as she was involved in a collision, suffered three technical problems and was many times late on her schedule. Fully refitted, she had a much better season in 2016, being deployed on the Heraklion-Santorini-Ios-Naxos-Paros-Mykonos line. In 2017, she returned to the Piraeus-Mykonos-Naxos-Santorini line. In 2019 she was chartered to the Spanish company Naviera Armas and she was deployed on the Almería-Melilla-Málaga line on the Alboran Sea. She returned to Sea Jets the following year, and she entered service on the Thessaloniki-Skiathos-Skopelos-Alonissos-Mantoudi line on the Sporades in 2021, while in 2022 she was on the Thessaloniki-Limnos-Mytilene-Skiathos-Skopelos-Alonissos-Mantoudi. In 2023 she was deployed on the Piraeus-Paros-Naxos-Mykonos-Tinos-Andros-Rafina line, while in 2024 she was inserted on the Piraeus-Syros-Mykonos-Paros-Naxos-Ios-Santorini line.
PHOTOS (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022):
The CHAMPION JET 1 in Piraeus (7/2015).
The CHAMPION JET 1 in Piraeus (7/2015).
The CHAMPION JET 1 soon after entering the port of Piraeus (7/2015).
The CHAMPION JET 1 soon after entering the port of Piraeus (7/2015).
The CHAMPION JET 1 maneuvering in Piraeus (7/2015).
The CHAMPION JET 1 maneuvering in Piraeus (7/2015).
The CHAMPION JET 1 maneuvering in Piraeus (7/2015).
The CHAMPION JET 1 docking in Piraeus (7/2015).
The CHAMPION JET 1 just after docking in Piraeus (7/2015).
The CHAMPION JET 1 resting in Piraeus (9/2017).
The CHAMPION JET 1 resting in Piraeus (9/2017).
The CHAMPION JET 1 resting in Piraeus, having operated in the Cyclades throughout the entire day (9/2017).
The CHAMPION JET 1 heading towards Paros (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 heading towards Paros (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 heading towards Paros (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 on the Cyclades, heading towards Paros (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 on the Cyclades, heading towards Paros (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 on the Cyclades, heading towards Paros (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 en route towards Paros (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen leaving the port of Ios (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 docked in Mykonos (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 leaving Mykonos (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 leaving Mykonos (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 approaching Mykonos (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 docked in Mykonos (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen leaving Mykonos (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen leaving Mykonos (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen leaving Mykonos (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 leaving Mykonos in order to head towards Paros (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 leaving Mykonos in order to head towards Paros (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen leaving Mykonos (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen leaving Mykonos (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 having returned to Piraeus (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen resting in Piraeus (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen resting in Piraeus (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen resting in Piraeus (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 docked in Piraeus (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 docked in Piraeus (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 docked in Piraeus (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 berthed in Piraeus (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 berthed in Piraeus (6/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 docked in Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 entering Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 entering Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 having just entered Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 having just entered Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 having just entered Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 maneuvering in Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 maneuvering in Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 having just docked in Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 having just arrived in Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 having just arrived in Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 having just docked in Piraeus (7/2018).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen in Piraeus, following her return to Sea Jets after one summer in Spain (8/2020).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen in Piraeus (8/2020).
The CHAMPION JET 1 docked in Piraeus during the morning (9/2020).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen in Piraeus (9/2020).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen in Piraeus, after having completed her summer season on the Sporades and on the Northeast Aegean Sea (9/2022).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen in Piraeus, after having completed her summer season on the Sporades and on the Northeast Aegean Sea (9/2022).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen in Piraeus, after having completed her summer season on the Sporades and on the Northeast Aegean Sea (9/2022).
The CHAMPION JET 1 now seen undergoing the first part of her annual winter refit in the port of Piraeus (9/2022).
The CHAMPION JET 1 now seen undergoing the first part of her annual winter refit in the port of Piraeus (9/2022).
The CHAMPION JET 1 now seen undergoing the first part of her annual winter refit in the port of Piraeus (9/2022).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen during her annual winter refit in Piraeus (9/2022).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen during her annual winter refit in Piraeus (9/2022).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen during her annual winter refit in Piraeus (9/2022).
The CHAMPION JET 1 seen in Piraeus during the late evening (12/2022).