The new Bering 70, the Turkish builder’s first model in its Coastal range, is designed for long-range cruising and exploring, with a 2,500 nm range at 9 knots and a comparatively shallow draft of 4’ 10”. Powered by economical twin 350-hp Cummins diesels, the new 70 has a top speed of 13 knots.
With a steel hull and contemporary lines, the Bering 70 is something of a departure from traditional salty blue-water cruisers. It makes extensive use of fabrics and non-traditional woods in the interior, and there’s not an inch of teak to be seen on the exterior.
The light-filled salon features the galley and dining table on the port side, with an L-shaped settee forward. A large entertainment center with a pop-up, flat-screen TV is to starboard. The salon flows seamlessly, all on the same level, into the pilothouse. On the foredeck, a large sun pad is forward of the pilothouse.
Aft, the cockpit, which is protected by the overhang from the flybridge, has lots of open space for deck chairs or settees, while a cockpit table serves as a social center for entertaining or al fresco dining. Up top, the flybridge has two captain’s chairs, an aft settee, a dining table, and a sunbathing area.
Bering is a semi-custom builder, but the standard layout has the master stateroom amidships on the lower deck, with two guest cabins forward. An option is to have opposing guest suites amidships and the master forward.
Founded in 2007, Bering now makes yachts from 50 to 120 feet.
Specs: LOA: 70’3”; Beam: 18’3”; Draft: 4’10”; Disp.; 132,000 lbs.; Fuel: 1,000 gals.; Water: 245 gals.: Power: 2/350-hp Cummins QSB 6.7 diesels.
