Details for Flicka ENSO

Hull Number 149


Maker
Pacific Seacraft
Built
1980
Location
Belhaven, NC
Engine Type
Outboard
Enclosed Head?
No
Hull Material
GRP
Also known as
Rig
Sloop
Trailer?
No
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Before Lisa and I bought Enso (#149) we thought the name sounded like name segments from a partnership; maybe an abbreviated pair of names like "Endicott & Soames" - perfect for a marmalade company, but not my boat. When I finally asked the owner, he explained it was (literally) circular Buddhist imagery for a greater concept of harmony. It is explained poetically by Amie Zorns: 

"Enso means "circle phase."

 

in its emptiness, it is absolute fullness.
completeness, endlessness, perfection.
the brightness and roundness of the moon.
the ultimate reality.
unity; everything is as one.
no more, no less; precisely this; it is enough.
the eternal cycle of nature.
no life, no death; just the spirit.
These are my thoughts on enso.

 

Big concepts for a little boat. I like it. It stays.

Best Regards,

 

Dan Nathan

s/y ENSO