Bruce,
No we actually use 220V AC. (Same as UK ).
Our holiday caravan is right beside the beach in County Kerry (Ireland). We do not have any mains power, so we use solar panels and gas (as in Propane or butane - I'm not sure which we have).

Tim,
We are in the middle of a stream of lows, one after the other - I am not sure which is Wilma - winds are 60 to 70 kilometres - just gale force ! It did cause the 4th Sunday of our Frostbite Series to be cancelled. We have actually only had 2 races out of 8 so far - two more weekends to go, then hibernation. I sailed a Shadow for the first time last week and won both races on the water - not many out - 2 F18s, 2 Dart 18s, 1 Dart 16 and a Shadow. The Shadow was beautiful upwind - took a bit of getting used to downwind, with the small spinnaker - and it being not as far forward (no pole) as on a Spitfire or F18.
Stay safe over there