b'The Rea TrophyOne of the grandest traditions in the Silver Sailfish Derby is the annual presenta-tion 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 exquisite sterling silver sailfish miniature of the perpetual award.For much of the Derbys early history the Rea2021 Rea Trophy winnerTrophy was presented to the indi-Mike Simkovidual 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 From the Silver Sailfish Derbys earliest years, the covetedprestigious honors in all of competitive sport fishing.Rea Trophy has captured the attention of the sporting press. Past Mrs. Henry R. Rea Trophy Winners. 1935 - Alan McMartin, Montreal, CAN 1990 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1936 - Jack DeRuyter, New York, NY 1991* - Adrienne Sorg/Nick Smith, NPB, FL1937 - Henry Henninger, Cleveland, OH1992 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1938 - Sam Sprott, West Stockbridge, MA 1993 - Michael Piacentino, Marion, OH1939 - Stephen Sanford, New York, NY 1994 - Bobbi Nettles, North Palm Beach, FL1940 - M.F. Bauger, Palm Beach, FL 1966 - John E. Larson, Washington, D.C. 1995 & 1996 - Suzanne Litty, Oxford, MD1941 - Royal Shannonhouse,III, WPB, FL 1967 - George Lucas, Jr. Essex Falls, NJ 1997 - Dr. Thomas Floyd, West Palm Beach, FL1942 - William Morris, Birmingham, AL 1968 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 1998 - Tom Garvey, Yardley, PA1943 - 1945 World War II (no tournament) 1969 - Richard J. Chase, Jackson, MS 1999 - Janeen Davis, Riviera Beach, FL1946 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1970 - Eleanor Kline, Philadelphia, PA 2000, 2001 & 2002 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1947 - John P. MacNeil, Philadelphia, PA 1971 - Cynthia Boomhower, Palm Beach, FL 2003 - Jim Gill, West Palm Beach, FL1948 - Eugene Dillahunt, Bronx, NY 1972 - Julian Corish, Jr., Savannah, GA 2004 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1949 - Richard Smith,Jr., New York, NY 1973 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 2005 - Nancy Paul, Topeka, KA1950 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1974 - Marjorie Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2006 - Christopher Kitt Toomey, Coral Gables, FL1951 - Jack Dulleck, Hackensack, NJ 1975 - Kenneth Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2007 - Art Frigo, Jupiter, FL1952 - Fred Grundy, Savannah, GA 1976 - Helen Grant, Dayton, OH 2008 & 2009 -David Dickerson, Jupiter, FL1953 - Edna Schueler, Cincinnati, OH 1977 - Dr. C. Maurice Whiddon, Savannah, GA 2010 - Mark Wodlinger, Singer Island, FL1954 - John C. Prizer, West Orange, NJ 1978 - Dr. Donald Sherwin, Jr., Bradenton, FL 2011 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1955 - Gloria Carlson, Point Pleasant, NJ 1979 - Douglas Anderson, Cedar Rapids, IA 2012 - Bill Danko, Cincinnati, OH1956 - Howard H. Craig, Plainfield, NJ 1980 - Louis Perrotti, West Greenwich, RI 2013 - Peter Adrian, Miami, FL1957 - Blanche Del Deo, Nutley, NJ 1981 - June Crisafi, West Palm Beach, FL 2014 - Mark Donohue, Jupiter, FL1958 - William Bozman, Baltimore, MD 1982 & 1983 - Donald Leas, III, Lantana, FL 2015 - Alex de Latour, Berkeley, CA1959 - Maurice Neinken, Perkasie, PA 1984 - Dr. Edward Bundy, Chesshire, CT 2016 - H. Wesley Schwandt, Wilmington, DE1960 - Maxwell Sherbourne, Tyngsboro,MA 1985 - Raymond Billmeyer, Indian River, MI 2017 - Craig Lindner, Cincinnati, OH1961 - Dr. Joseph Doolan, Jr., Savannah, GA 1986 - Gerald Kaplan, West Long Branch, NJ 2018 - Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL1962 - Harry Loman, Philadelphia, PA 1987 - James Murray, II, Pompano Bch, FL 2019 - Mark Donohue,Jupiter, FL1963 - James Baldwin, Locust Valley, NY 1988 - J. Bruce Beattie, West Palm Beach, FL 2020 - Robert Desmond, Miami Beach, FL1964 & 1965 - Norman Armour, Manalapan, FL 1989 - Adrienne Sorg, North Palm Beach, FL 2021- Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL* indicates tie12 85 thA nnuAlS ilverS AilfiShD erby'