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 the2023 Rea Trophy winner Dylan Torey (r) with Capt. John Galvintop 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 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 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 1992 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1936 - Jack DeRuyter, New York, NY 1993 - Michael Piacentino, Marion, OH1937 - Henry Henninger, Cleveland, OH1994 - Bobbi Nettles, North Palm Beach, FL1938 - Sam Sprott, West Stockbridge, MA 1966 - John E. Larson, Washington, D.C. 1995 & 1996 - Suzanne Litty, Oxford, MD1939 - Stephen Sanford, New York, NY 1967 - George Lucas, Jr. Essex Falls, NJ 1997 - Dr. Thomas Floyd, West Palm Beach, FL1940 - M.F. Bauger, Palm Beach, FL 1968 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 1998 - Tom Garvey, Yardley, PA1941 - Royal Shannonhouse,III, WPB, FL 1969 - Richard J. Chase, Jackson, MS 1999 - Janeen Davis, Riviera Beach, FL1942 - William Morris, Birmingham, AL 1970 - Eleanor Kline, Philadelphia, PA 2000, 2001 & 2002 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1943 - 1945 World War II (no tournament) 1971 - Cynthia Boomhower, Palm Beach, FL 2003 - Jim Gill, West Palm Beach, FL1946 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1972 - Julian Corish, Jr., Savannah, GA 2004 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1947 - John P. MacNeil, Philadelphia, PA 1973 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 2005 - Nancy Paul, Topeka, KA1948 - Eugene Dillahunt, Bronx, NY 1974 - Marjorie Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2006 - Christopher Kitt Toomey, Coral Gables, FL1949 - Richard Smith,Jr., New York, NY 1975 - Kenneth Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2007 - Art Frigo, Jupiter, FL1950 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1976 - Helen Grant, Dayton, OH 2008 & 2009 -David Dickerson, Jupiter, FL1951 - Jack Dulleck, Hackensack, NJ 1977 - Dr. C. Maurice Whiddon, Savannah, GA 2010 - Mark Wodlinger, Singer Island, FL1952 - Fred Grundy, Savannah, GA 1978 - Dr. Donald Sherwin, Jr., Bradenton, FL 2011 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1953 - Edna Schueler, Cincinnati, OH 1979 - Douglas Anderson, Cedar Rapids, IA 2012 - Bill Danko, Cincinnati, OH1954 - John C. Prizer, West Orange, NJ 1980 - Louis Perrotti, West Greenwich, RI 2013 - Peter Adrian, Miami, FL1955 - Gloria Carlson, Point Pleasant, NJ 1981 - June Crisafi, West Palm Beach, FL 2014 - Mark Donohue, Jupiter, FL1956 - Howard H. Craig, Plainfield, NJ 1982 & 1983 - Donald Leas, III, Lantana, FL 2015 - Alex de Latour, Berkeley, CA1957 - Blanche Del Deo, Nutley, NJ 1984 - Dr. Edward Bundy, Chesshire, CT 2016 - H. Wesley Schwandt, Wilmington, DE1958 - William Bozman, Baltimore, MD 1985 - Raymond Billmeyer, Indian River, MI 2017 - Craig Lindner, Cincinnati, OH1959 - Maurice Neinken, Perkasie, PA 1986 - Gerald Kaplan, West Long Branch, NJ 2018 - Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL1960 - Maxwell Sherbourne, Tyngsboro, MA 1987 - James Murray, II, Pompano Bch, FL 2019 - Mark Donohue,Jupiter, FL1961 - Dr. Joseph Doolan, Jr., Savannah, GA 1988 - J. Bruce Beattie, West Palm Beach, FL 2020 - Robert Desmond, Miami Beach, FL1962 - Harry Loman, Philadelphia, PA 1989 - Adrienne Sorg, North Palm Beach, FL 2021- Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL1963 - James Baldwin, Locust Valley, NY 1990 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL 2022 - John Moore, Lighthouse Point, FL1964 & 1965 - Norman Armour, Manalapan, FL 1991* - Adrienne Sorg/Nick Smith, NPB, FL 2023 - Dylan Torey, Jupiter, FL* indicates tie12 87 thA nnuAlS ilverS AilfiShD erby'