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 Rea Trophy was presented2022 Rea Trophy winnerto the individual catching the longestJohn Mooresailfish of the then multi-week contest.The award would later be used to recognize the angler posting the most individual sailfish re-leases, 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 From the Silver Sailfish Derbys earliest years, the covetedcompetitive sport fishing.Rea Trophy has captured the attention of the sporting press. Past Mrs. Henry R. Rea Trophy Winners. 1935 - Alan McMartin, Montreal, CAN 1991* - Adrienne Sorg/Nick Smith, NPB, FL1936 - Jack DeRuyter, New York, NY 1992 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1937 - Henry Henninger, Cleveland, OH1993 - Michael Piacentino, Marion, OH1938 - Sam Sprott, West Stockbridge, MA 1994 - Bobbi Nettles, North Palm Beach, FL1939 - Stephen Sanford, New York, NY 1966 - John E. Larson, Washington, D.C. 1995 & 1996 - Suzanne Litty, Oxford, MD1940 - M.F. Bauger, Palm Beach, FL 1967 - George Lucas, Jr. Essex Falls, NJ 1997 - Dr. Thomas Floyd, West Palm Beach, FL1941 - Royal Shannonhouse,III, WPB, FL 1968 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 1998 - Tom Garvey, Yardley, PA1942 - William Morris, Birmingham, AL 1969 - Richard J. Chase, Jackson, MS 1999 - Janeen Davis, Riviera Beach, FL1943 - 1945 World War II (no tournament) 1970 - Eleanor Kline, Philadelphia, PA 2000, 2001 & 2002 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1946 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1971 - Cynthia Boomhower, Palm Beach, FL 2003 - Jim Gill, West Palm Beach, FL1947 - John P. MacNeil, Philadelphia, PA 1972 - Julian Corish, Jr., Savannah, GA 2004 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1948 - Eugene Dillahunt, Bronx, NY 1973 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 2005 - Nancy Paul, Topeka, KA1949 - Richard Smith,Jr., New York, NY 1974 - Marjorie Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2006 - Christopher Kitt Toomey, Coral Gables, FL1950 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1975 - Kenneth Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2007 - Art Frigo, Jupiter, FL1951 - Jack Dulleck, Hackensack, NJ 1976 - Helen Grant, Dayton, OH 2008 & 2009 -David Dickerson, Jupiter, FL1952 - Fred Grundy, Savannah, GA 1977 - Dr. C. Maurice Whiddon, Savannah, GA 2010 - Mark Wodlinger, Singer Island, FL1953 - Edna Schueler, Cincinnati, OH 1978 - Dr. Donald Sherwin, Jr., Bradenton, FL 2011 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1954 - John C. Prizer, West Orange, NJ 1979 - Douglas Anderson, Cedar Rapids, IA 2012 - Bill Danko, Cincinnati, OH1955 - Gloria Carlson, Point Pleasant, NJ 1980 - Louis Perrotti, West Greenwich, RI 2013 - Peter Adrian, Miami, FL1956 - Howard H. Craig, Plainfield, NJ 1981 - June Crisafi, West Palm Beach, FL 2014 - Mark Donohue, Jupiter, FL1957 - Blanche Del Deo, Nutley, NJ 1982 & 1983 - Donald Leas, III, Lantana, FL 2015 - Alex de Latour, Berkeley, CA1958 - William Bozman, Baltimore, MD 1984 - Dr. Edward Bundy, Chesshire, CT 2016 - H. Wesley Schwandt, Wilmington, DE1959 - Maurice Neinken, Perkasie, PA 1985 - Raymond Billmeyer, Indian River, MI 2017 - Craig Lindner, Cincinnati, OH1960 - Maxwell Sherbourne, Tyngsboro, MA 1986 - Gerald Kaplan, West Long Branch, NJ 2018 - Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL1961 - Dr. Joseph Doolan, Jr., Savannah, GA 1987 - James Murray, II, Pompano Bch, FL 2019 - Mark Donohue,Jupiter, FL1962 - Harry Loman, Philadelphia, PA 1988 - J. Bruce Beattie, West Palm Beach, FL 2020 - Robert Desmond, Miami Beach, FL1963 - James Baldwin, Locust Valley, NY 1989 - Adrienne Sorg, North Palm Beach, FL 2021- Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL1964 & 1965 - Norman Armour, Manalapan, FL 1990 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL 2022 - John Moore, Lighthouse Point, FL* indicates tie12 86 thA nnuAlS ilverS AilfiShD erby'