b'The Rea TrophyOne of the grandest traditions in the Silver Sailfish Derby is the annual presentation of the Mrs. Henry R. Rea trophy to the top individual angler.Henry Rea was a seasonal resident of Palm Beach and member of the West Palm Beach Fishing Club.In 1935 Mr. Rea agreed to support the Derbys civic cause by sponsoring a trophy to recognize the top Derby angler.No expense was spared since the prize was going to bear his wifes name.Well-known New York jeweler Milton A. Fuller, a seasonal resident of Palm Beach and angler as well, was commissioned to design the top trophy.Anglers winning the coveted prize receive an exquisite2020 Rea Trophy winnersterling silver sailfish miniature of the Robert Desmondperpetual award.For much of the Derbys early history the Rea Trophy was presented to the individual catching the longest sailfish of the then multi-week contest.The award would later be used to recognize the angler posting the most individual sailfish releases, a change that reflected the Fishing Clubs strong conservation ethic and one that placed more emphasis on angling skill. Winning the Rea Trophy remains one of the most prestigious honors in all of competitive sport fishing.From the Silver Sailfish Derbys earliest years, the coveted Rea Trophy has captured the attention of the sporting press. Past Mrs. Henry R. Rea Trophy Winners. 1935 - Alan McMartin, Montreal, CAN 1989 - Adrienne Sorg, North Palm Beach, FL1936 - Jack DeRuyter, New York, NY 1990 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1937 - Henry Henninger, Cleveland, OH1991* - Adrienne Sorg/Nick Smith, NPB, FL1938 - Sam Sprott, West Stockbridge, MA 1992 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1939 - Stephen Sanford, New York, NY 1993 - Michael Piacentino, Marion, OH1940 - M.F. Bauger, Palm Beach, FL 1994 - Bobbi Nettles, North Palm Beach, FL1941 - Royal Shannonhouse,III, WPB, FL 1966 - John E. Larson, Washington, D.C. 1995 & 1996 - Suzanne Litty, Oxford, MD1942 - William Morris, Birmingham, AL 1967 - George Lucas, Jr. Essex Falls, NJ 1997 - Dr. Thomas Floyd, West Palm Beach, FL1943 - 1945 World War II (no tournament) 1968 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 1998 - Tom Garvey, Yardley, PA1946 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1969 - Richard J. Chase, Jackson, MS 1999 - Janeen Davis, Riviera Beach, FL1947 - John P. MacNeil, Philadelphia, PA 1970 - Eleanor Kline, Philadelphia, PA 2000, 2001 & 2002 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1948 - Eugene Dillahunt, Bronx, NY 1971 - Cynthia Boomhower, Palm Beach, FL 2003 - Jim Gill, West Palm Beach, FL1949 - Richard Smith,Jr., New York, NY 1972 - Julian Corish, Jr., Savannah, GA 2004 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1950 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1973 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 2005 - Nancy Paul, Topeka, KA1951 - Jack Dulleck, Hackensack, NJ 1974 - Marjorie Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2006 - Christopher Kitt Toomey, Coral Gables, FL1952 - Fred Grundy, Savannah, GA 1975 - Kenneth Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2007 - Art Frigo, Jupiter, FL1953 - Edna Schueler, Cincinnati, OH 1976 - Helen Grant, Dayton, OH 2008 & 2009 -David Dickerson, Jupiter, FL1954 - John C. Prizer, West Orange, NJ 1977 - Dr. C. Maurice Whiddon, Savannah, GA 2010 - Mark Wodlinger, Singer Island, FL1955 - Gloria Carlson, Point Pleasant, NJ 1978 - Dr. Donald Sherwin, Jr., Bradenton, FL 2011 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1956 - Howard H. Craig, Plainfield, NJ 1979 - Douglas Anderson, Cedar Rapids, IA 2012 - Bill Danko, Cincinnati, OH1957 - Blanche Del Deo, Nutley, NJ 1980 - Louis Perrotti, West Greenwich, RI 2013 - Peter Adrian, Miami, FL1958 - William Bozman, Baltimore, MD 1981 - June Crisafi, West Palm Beach, FL 2014 - Mark Donohue, Jupiter, FL1959 - Maurice Neinken, Perkasie, PA 1982 & 1983 - Donald Leas, III, Lantana, FL 2015 - Alex de Latour, Berkeley, CA1960 - Maxwell Sherbourne, Tyngsboro,MA 1984 - Dr. Edward Bundy, Chesshire, CT 2016 - H. Wesley Schwandt, Wilmington, DE1961 - Dr. Joseph Doolan, Jr., Savannah, GA 1985 - Raymond Billmeyer, Indian River, MI 2017 - Craig Lindner, Cincinnati, OH1962 - Harry Loman, Philadelphia, PA 1986 - Gerald Kaplan, West Long Branch, NJ 2018 - Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL1963 - James Baldwin, Locust Valley, NY 1987 - James Murray, II, Pompano Bch, FL 2019 - Mark Donohue,Jupiter, FL1964 & 1965 - Norman Armour, Manalapan, FL 1988 - J. Bruce Beattie, West Palm Beach, FL 2020 - Robert Desmond, Miami Beach, FL* indicates tie12 84 thA nnuAlS ilverS AilfiShD erby'