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 expense2025 Rea Trophy winner Michael Buckland.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-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 pre-sented 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 Back in 1963, James French Baldwin took top honorsthe Fishing Clubs strong conservation ethic and one that placed more in the Silver Sailfish Derby,posing here with the coveted Rea Trophy. emphasis on angling skill. Winning the Rea Trophy 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 1994 - Bobbi Nettles, North Palm Beach, FL1936 - Jack DeRuyter, New York, NY 1966 - John E. Larson, Washington, D.C. 1995 & 1996 - Suzanne Litty, Oxford, MD1937 - Henry Henninger, Cleveland, OH1967 - George Lucas, Jr. Essex Falls, NJ 1997 - Dr. Thomas Floyd, West Palm Beach, FL1938 - Sam Sprott, West Stockbridge, MA 1968 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 1998 - Tom Garvey, Yardley, PA1939 - Stephen Sanford, New York, NY 1969 - Richard J. Chase, Jackson, MS 1999 - Janeen Davis, Riviera Beach, FL1940 - M.F. Bauger, Palm Beach, FL 1970 - Eleanor Kline, Philadelphia, PA 2000, 2001 & 2002 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1941 - Royal Shannonhouse,III, WPB, FL 1971 - Cynthia Boomhower, Palm Beach, FL 2003 - Jim Gill, West Palm Beach, FL1942 - William Morris, Birmingham, AL 1972 - Julian Corish, Jr., Savannah, GA 2004 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1943 - 1945 World War II (no tournament) 1973 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 2005 - Nancy Paul, Topeka, KA1946 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1974 - Marjorie Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2006 - Christopher Kitt Toomey, Coral Gables, FL1947 - John P. MacNeil, Philadelphia, PA 1975 - Kenneth Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2007 - Art Frigo, Jupiter, FL1948 - Eugene Dillahunt, Bronx, NY 1976 - Helen Grant, Dayton, OH 2008 & 2009 -David Dickerson, Jupiter, FL1949 - Richard Smith,Jr., New York, NY 1977 - Dr. C. Maurice Whiddon, Savannah, GA 2010 - Mark Wodlinger, Singer Island, FL1950 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1978 - Dr. Donald Sherwin, Jr., Bradenton, FL 2011 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1951 - Jack Dulleck, Hackensack, NJ 1979 - Douglas Anderson, Cedar Rapids, IA 2012 - Bill Danko, Cincinnati, OH1952 - Fred Grundy, Savannah, GA 1980 - Louis Perrotti, West Greenwich, RI 2013 - Peter Adrian, Miami, FL1953 - Edna Schueler, Cincinnati, OH 1981 - June Crisafi, West Palm Beach, FL 2014 - Mark Donohue, Jupiter, FL1954 - John C. Prizer, West Orange, NJ 1982 & 1983 - Donald Leas, III, Lantana, FL 2015 - Alex de Latour, Berkeley, CA1955 - Gloria Carlson, Point Pleasant, NJ 1984 - Dr. Edward Bundy, Chesshire, CT 2016 - H. Wesley Schwandt, Wilmington, DE1956 - Howard H. Craig, Plainfield, NJ 1985 - Raymond Billmeyer, Indian River, MI 2017 - Craig Lindner, Cincinnati, OH1957 - Blanche Del Deo, Nutley, NJ 1986 - Gerald Kaplan, West Long Branch, NJ 2018 - Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL1958 - William Bozman, Baltimore, MD 1987 - James Murray, II, Pompano Bch, FL 2019 - Mark Donohue,Jupiter, FL1959 - Maurice Neinken, Perkasie, PA 1988 - J. Bruce Beattie, West Palm Beach, FL 2020 - Robert Desmond, Miami Beach, FL1960 - Maxwell Sherburne, Tyngsboro, MA 1989 - Adrienne Sorg, North Palm Beach, FL 2021- Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL1961 - Dr. Joseph Doolan, Jr., Savannah, GA 1990 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL 2022 - John Moore, Lighthouse Point, FL1962 - Harry Loman, Philadelphia, PA 1991* - Adrienne Sorg/Nick Smith, NPB, FL 2023 - Dylan Torey, Jupiter, FL1963 - James Baldwin, Locust Valley, NY 1992 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL 2024 - Kris Meola, Marblehead, MA1964 & 1965 - Norman Armour, Manalapan, FL 1993 - Michael Piacentino, Marion, OH 2025 - Michael Buckland, Tequesta, FL* indicates tie12 89 thA nnuAlS ilverS AilfiShD erby'