Daniel Andrieu, born on 8 August 1946, studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and then the Beaux-Arts de Paris. He became a journalist at Bateaux magazine in 1977.
In 1981 he founded his naval architecture firm, Andrieu Yacht Design. His first design was Cifraline, an 8 m Quarter Tonner built for the Quarter Ton Cup in Marseille.
He later worked on America's Cup boats and designed offshore cruisers built by Jeanneau, including the Sun Fast 3200 and Sun Fast 3300.
