A mum who battled choppy seas while sailing around Great Britain on her own, says her late husband was with her “in spirit”. Three days before Jo Fray was originally supposed to set off from Queenborough, her partner Geoff had a massive stroke. It had taken her two years to plan the trip but after Geoff fell ill in April 2022 she immediately decided to cancel it to take care of him. “He initially had a stroke in 2014, but pretty much recovered from it,” she added. “The next one was very different. “It was heartbreaking for both of us. He was the absolute love of my life. “We did everything we …