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78thannualSilverSailfiShDerby10TheReaTrophy1935-AlanMcMartinMontrealCAN1936-JackDeRuyterNewYorkNY1937-HenryHenningerClevelandOH1938-SamSprottWestStockbridgeMA1939-StephenSanordNewYorkNY1940-M.F.BaugerPalmBeachFL1941-RoyalShannonhouseIIIWPBFL1942-WilliamMorrisBirminghamAL1943-1945WorldWarIInotournament1946-HenryChaninAtlantaGA1947-JohnP.MacNeilPhiladelphiaPA1948-EugeneDillahuntBronxNY1949-RichardSmithJr.NewYorkNY1950-HenryChaninAtlantaGA1951-JackDulleckHackensackNJ1952-FredGrundySavannahGA1953-EdnaSchuelerCincinnatiOH1954-JohnC.PrizerWestOrangeNJ1955-GloriaCarlsonPointPleasantNJ1956-HowardH.CraigPlainfeldNJ1957-BlancheDelDeoNutleyNJ1958-WilliamBozmanBaltimoreMD1959-MauriceNeinkenPerkasiePA1960-MaxwellSherbourneTyngsboroMA1961-Dr.JosephDoolanJr.SavannahGA1962-HarryLomanPhiladelphiaPA1963-JamesBaldwinLocustValleyNY19641965NormanArmourManalapanFL1966-JohnE.LarsonWashingtonD.C.1967-GeorgeLucasJr.EssexFallsNJ1968-GeorgeM.GrossNewYorkNY1969-RichardJ.ChaseJacksonMS1970-EleanorKlinePhiladelphiaPA1971-CynthiaBoomhowerPalmBeachFL1972-JulianCorishJr.SavannahGA1973-GeorgeM.GrossNewYorkNY1974-MarjorieDalyYarmouthPortMA1975-KennethDalyYarmouthPortMA1976-HelenGrantDaytonOH1977-Dr.C.MauriceWhiddonSavannahGA1978-Dr.DonaldSherwinJr.BradentonFL1979-DouglasAndersonCedarRapidsIA1980-LouisPerrottiWestGreenwichRI1981-JuneCrisafWestPalmBeachFL19821983DonaldLeasIIILantanaFL1984-Dr.EdwardBundyChesshireCT1985-RaymondBillmeyerIndianRiverMI1986-GeraldKaplanWestLongBranchNJ1987-JamesMurrayIIPompanoBchFL1988-J.BruceBeattieWestPalmBeachFL1989-AdrienneSorgNorthPalmBeachFL1990-NickSmithNorthPalmBeachFL1991-AdrienneSorgNickSmithNPBFL1992-NickSmithNorthPalmBeachFL1993-MichaelPiacentinoMarionOH1994-BobbiNettlesNorthPalmBeachFL19951996SuzanneLittyOxordMD1997-Dr.ThomasFloydWestPalmBeachFL1998-TomGarveyYardleyPA1999-JaneenDavisRivieraBeachFL200020012002-NickSmithNorthPalmBeachFL2003-JimGillWestPalmBeachFL2004-PeterMillerMiamiFL2005-NancyPaulTopekaKA2006-ChristopherKittToomeyCoralGablesFL2007-ArtFrigoJupiterFL20082009DavidDickersonJupiterFL2010-MarkWodlingerSingerIslandFL.2011-PeterMillerMiamiFL.2012-BillDankoCincinnatiOH2013-PeterAdrianMiamiFL2014-MarkDonohueJupiterFLindicatestiePastMrs.HenryR.ReaTrophyWinners...OneofthegrandesttraditionsintheSilverSailfishDerbyistheannualpresentationoftheMrs.HenryR.Reatrophytothetopindividualangler.HenryReawasaseasonalresidentofPalmBeachandmemberoftheWestPalmBeachFishingClub.In1935Mr.ReaagreedtosupporttheDerbysciviccausebysponsoringatrophytorecognizethetopDerbyangler.Noexpensewassparedsincetheprizewasgoingtobearhiswifesname.Well-knownNewYorkjewelerMiltonA.FulleraseasonalresidentofPalmBeachandangleraswellwascommissionedtodesignthetoptrophy.Anglerswinningthecovetedprizereceiveanexquisitesterlingsilversailfishminiatureoftheperpetualaward.FormuchoftheDerbysearlyhistorytheReaTrophywaspresentedtotheindividualcatchingthelongestsailfishofthethenmulti-weekcontest.TheawardwouldlaterbeusedtorecognizetheanglerpostingthemostindividualsailfishreleasesachangethatreflectedtheFishingClubsstrongconservationethicandonethatplacedmoreemphasisonanglingskill.WinningtheReaTrophyremainsoneofthemostprestigioushonorsinallofcompetitivesportfishing.1957ReaTrophyWinnerMrs.RalphBlancheDelDeo2014ReaTrophywinnerMarkDonohue1994ItiswithaheavyheartthatwerememberWestPalmBeachFishingClubmemberJimGillanavidsailfishermanandpastDerbycompetitor.JimwontheprestigiousReaTrophyinthe2003SilverSailfishDerbywhilefishingaboardtheReelLuckywithhisgoodfriendCapt.ToreTurney.Jimpassedawayearlierthisyearafteracourageousbattlewithcancer.Hewillbemissed.InMemoriam