HSC WorldChampion Jet


Worldchampion Jet is a fast passenger ferry built in 2000 by Austal, Perth, Australia. Until 31 August 2018, it was in active service between Rønne and Ystad in Sweden. On 19 December 2017, HSC Villum Clausen was sold to the Greek based Ferry Company Seajets. Starting from the summer of 2019, it was renamed WorldChampion Jet and started sailing in Cyprus, between Piraeus and Cyclades.
HSC Villum Clausen was named after the 17th century Danish freedom fighter. In 2000, the ship broke the world record for the longest distance travelled by a commercial passenger vessel in 24 hours.

Routes

During 2025 season, Worldchampion Jet operates daily from Piraeus to the Cyclades and Heraklion:
Piraeus - Syros - Tinos - Mykonos - Paros - Naxos - Santorini - Heraklion.
On the day after, the ship does the return trip. The Champions League Jet 1 does the same trips but mirrored to the Worldchampion Jet.

Fastest ferry in the world

On the way from the shipyard of Austral's shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia to Rønne, Denmark, the ferry had a top speed of and an average of, and on February 16 and 17, 2000 it had reached 1063 sea miles within 24 hours, thereby setting the world record which was then recorded in the Guinness World Records. The record lasted for 13 years until the HSC Francisco broke it in 2013, a 99 metre ferry with a top speed of 58 knots. The HSC Francisco operates between Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

Sister ships

  • ''Highspeed 3''