Bering B130

Twin MAN engines and a full-beam owner's apartment sit at opposite ends of what Bering B130 is built to do: cover long distances and still feel like a proper superyacht once she gets there. Bering Yachts has her under construction for delivery in 2029, a 40-metre explorer with a monohull shaped for range rather than speed. The whole design turns around two ideas: a private owner's deck that takes the full beam of the superstructure, and a forward dining area on the upper deck with panoramic views on both sides.

Build and provenance

Bering B130 is an explorer-style monohull, 40 metres overall with a beam of eight metres and a draught of 2.6 metres.

Layout and accommodation

Twelve guests are accommodated, in four or five cabins depending on the owner's brief, on top of a private apartment that takes the full beam of the upper deck and opens onto its own terrace. Choose the four-cabin layout and the forward VIP on the main deck is sized closer to a second owner's suite than a guest room. Nine crew live and work apart from the guest decks, with the captain's cabin set apart on the sundeck for privacy. Below, the main salon uses an asymmetrical plan rather than mirroring both sides of the beam, which frees up floor space through the middle of the deck.

Performance and engineering

Two MAN engines, rated at 1,200 hp apiece, give her a cruising speed of 12 knots and a top speed of 16 knots. Those are explorer numbers, built for endurance rather than a sprint, matching a monohull drawn for long passages and remote anchorages rather than short coastal hops.

On deck and at anchor

The beach club sits aft on the main deck, open to an optional swimming pool that turns the space into a resort at anchor. A tender and two jet skis live in a garage beneath it, launched through an opening in the deck above rather than a stern ramp. Up on the sun deck, the space is given over to lounging rather than machinery.

Where she lies and how to see her

She is being built in Turkey, with delivery set for 2029. We show buyers the build in progress and stand with them at each stage, and once an offer is accepted a survey and sea trial follow before handover.