Hughes Boat Works was a Canadian boat builder based in Centralia, Ontario. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fibreglass sailboats. The company was founded by brothers Howard and Peter Hughes in 1963 and closed in 1991. Howard Hughes was not the American pilot and engineer of the same name. The company grew to become the largest sailboat manufacturer in Canada. The company was also known as North Star Yachts Limited and later, Hughes Boatworks Inc.