Deckhand Joee Patterson brought this ukelele, made from a cigar box, with her on board the Morgan to play during leisure time on the 38th Voyage. She recalls that “many of the crew of the 38th Voyage were talented musicians” who would often play their instruments together in the blubber room. Joee received the ukelele as a gift from creator Zeke Leonard, who specializes in making instruments from found objects.
Deckhand Joee Patterson’s ukelele, made from a cigar box and played on the Voyage
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Joee Patterson was a crew member on the 38th voyage of the Charles W. Morgan.
Originally from Alaska and now hailing from Lincolnville, Maine, Patterson began sailing traditionally rigged vessels in 2003 at the South Street Seaport Museum aboard the schooners Pioneer and Lettie G. Howard. She has sailed schooners all over the East Coast, Lake Michigan, and the Bahamas, and also occasionally fills-in for the Maine Windjammer Fleet. Patterson has spent the last few years rigging and painting at Rockport Marine and O’Donovan and Dole Traditional Wooden Boatworks in Maine. She holds a 100 gross ton Master license.
