Motor Boat & Yachting – August 2019

optional hardtop with solar panels fi tted
(supplementing the ones on the wheelhouse)
to top up the domestic power supply.
Inside there is no sign of the usual teak and
holly, replaced by non-traditional woods and
crisp lines illuminated by huge windows on
both sides. It’s modern, fresh and, within reason,
ripe for customisation. The standard layout
includes a surprisingly open-plan main deck
with a galley amidships and lounging area aft,
opposite a staircase that leads down to a huge
master suite in the middle of the lower deck.
The bridge can be separated from the saloon
if desired and twin helm seats installed so the
skipper can have some company on passage.
The indulgent, three-cabin standard layout
(with additional crew/captain space) can be
altered for one with opposing guest suites
amidships and the master cabin forward to
provide more sleeping space for guests.
But being a semi-custom builder Bering will
consider alternative interior layout ideas.
If range and fuel effi ciency are important to
you but you also yearn for avant-garde design
then the Bering 70 is well worth a second look.

Solar panels on the

wheelhouse and hard top

charge domestic batteries

Open-plan saloon looks more

like that of a luxury motoryacht

than a sturdy steel trawler

Angular shapes and modern

materials give a distinctive

edge to the fl ybridge

Businesslike bridge is well

suited to its true purpose

as an ocean-crossing craft