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 sea-sonal 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 recog-nize 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 com- 2024 Rea Trophy winner Kris Meola.missioned 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 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 Two billfishing beauties show off the famous Reaone that placed more emphasis on angling skill. Winning the Rea Trophy Trophy and other Derby awards in the early 1940s. remains one of the most prestigious honors in all of competitive sport fishing.Past Mrs. Henry R. Rea Trophy Winners. 1935 - Alan McMartin, Montreal, CAN 1993 - Michael Piacentino, Marion, OH1936 - Jack DeRuyter, New York, NY 1994 - Bobbi Nettles, North Palm Beach, FL1937 - Henry Henninger, Cleveland, OH1966 - John E. Larson, Washington, D.C. 1995 & 1996 - Suzanne Litty, Oxford, MD1938 - Sam Sprott, West Stockbridge, MA 1967 - George Lucas, Jr. Essex Falls, NJ 1997 - Dr. Thomas Floyd, West Palm Beach, FL1939 - Stephen Sanford, New York, NY 1968 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 1998 - Tom Garvey, Yardley, PA1940 - M.F. Bauger, Palm Beach, FL 1969 - Richard J. Chase, Jackson, MS 1999 - Janeen Davis, Riviera Beach, FL1941 - Royal Shannonhouse,III, WPB, FL 1970 - Eleanor Kline, Philadelphia, PA 2000, 2001 & 2002 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1942 - William Morris, Birmingham, AL 1971 - Cynthia Boomhower, Palm Beach, FL 2003 - Jim Gill, West Palm Beach, FL1943 - 1945 World War II (no tournament) 1972 - Julian Corish, Jr., Savannah, GA 2004 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1946 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1973 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 2005 - Nancy Paul, Topeka, KA1947 - John P. MacNeil, Philadelphia, PA 1974 - Marjorie Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2006 - Christopher Kitt Toomey, Coral Gables, FL1948 - Eugene Dillahunt, Bronx, NY 1975 - Kenneth Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2007 - Art Frigo, Jupiter, FL1949 - Richard Smith,Jr., New York, NY 1976 - Helen Grant, Dayton, OH 2008 & 2009 -David Dickerson, Jupiter, FL1950 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1977 - Dr. C. Maurice Whiddon, Savannah, GA 2010 - Mark Wodlinger, Singer Island, FL1951 - Jack Dulleck, Hackensack, NJ 1978 - Dr. Donald Sherwin, Jr., Bradenton, FL 2011 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1952 - Fred Grundy, Savannah, GA 1979 - Douglas Anderson, Cedar Rapids, IA 2012 - Bill Danko, Cincinnati, OH1953 - Edna Schueler, Cincinnati, OH 1980 - Louis Perrotti, West Greenwich, RI 2013 - Peter Adrian, Miami, FL1954 - John C. Prizer, West Orange, NJ 1981 - June Crisafi, West Palm Beach, FL 2014 - Mark Donohue, Jupiter, FL1955 - Gloria Carlson, Point Pleasant, NJ 1982 & 1983 - Donald Leas, III, Lantana, FL 2015 - Alex de Latour, Berkeley, CA1956 - Howard H. Craig, Plainfield, NJ 1984 - Dr. Edward Bundy, Chesshire, CT 2016 - H. Wesley Schwandt, Wilmington, DE1957 - Blanche Del Deo, Nutley, NJ 1985 - Raymond Billmeyer, Indian River, MI 2017 - Craig Lindner, Cincinnati, OH1958 - William Bozman, Baltimore, MD 1986 - Gerald Kaplan, West Long Branch, NJ 2018 - Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL1959 - Maurice Neinken, Perkasie, PA 1987 - James Murray, II, Pompano Bch, FL 2019 - Mark Donohue,Jupiter, FL1960 - Maxwell Sherbourne, Tyngsboro, MA 1988 - J. Bruce Beattie, West Palm Beach, FL 2020 - Robert Desmond, Miami Beach, FL1961 - Dr. Joseph Doolan, Jr., Savannah, GA 1989 - Adrienne Sorg, North Palm Beach, FL 2021- Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL1962 - Harry Loman, Philadelphia, PA 1990 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL 2022 - John Moore, Lighthouse Point, FL1963 - James Baldwin, Locust Valley, NY 1991* - Adrienne Sorg/Nick Smith, NPB, FL 2023 - Dylan Torey, Jupiter, FL1964 & 1965 - Norman Armour, Manalapan, FL 1992 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL 2024 - Kris Meola, Marblehead, MA* indicates tie12 88 thA nnuAlS ilverS AilfiShD erby'