Champion Jet 1
fast catamaran ferry
Champion Jet 1 is a high-speed catamaran ferry owned and operated by Seajets. Launched in 1997, she was initially chartered to Condor Ferries as Condor Vitesse for services between Weymouth, the Channel Islands and St Malo. Between 1999 and 2000, she was chartered to Tranz Rail in New Zealand for its Interislander service, marketed as The Lynx, whilst maintaining her Condor name. She returned to Condor Ferries in 2000, which later purchased the ferry outright in 2002. She once again saw use on Channel Island services, as well as summer operations for Brittany Ferries. In 2015, she was sold to Seajets as Champion Jet 1. She was chartered to Naviera Armas between 2018 and 2020, returning to Seajets shortly after. She currently operates in the Aegean Sea.
History
Champion Jet 1 was built in 1997 by Incat, in Hobart, Australia as Incat 044 as a speculative order. She was sent to Europe and arrived in July 1997 at Portland and was later moved to Århus, Denmark.
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