81st Annual Silver Sailfish Derby 10 The Rea Trophy 1935 - Alan McMartin, Montreal, CAN 1936 - Jack DeRuyter, New York, NY 1937 - Henry Henninger, Cleveland, OH 1938 - Sam Sprott, West Stockbridge, MA 1939 - Stephen Sanford, New York, NY 1940 - M.F. Bauger, Palm Beach, FL 1941 - Royal Shannonhouse,III, WPB, FL 1942 - William Morris, Birmingham, AL 1943 - 1945 World War II (no tournament) 1946 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1947 - John P. MacNeil, Philadelphia, PA 1948 - Eugene Dillahunt, Bronx, NY 1949 - Richard Smith,Jr., New York, NY 1950 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1951 - Jack Dulleck, Hackensack, NJ 1952 - Fred Grundy, Savannah, GA 1953 - Edna Schueler, Cincinnati, OH 1954 - John C. Prizer, West Orange, NJ 1955 - Gloria Carlson, Point Pleasant, NJ 1956 - Howard H. Craig, Plainfield, NJ 1957 - Blanche Del Deo, Nutley, NJ 1958 - William Bozman, Baltimore, MD 1959 - Maurice Neinken, Perkasie, PA 1960 - Maxwell Sherbourne, Tyngsboro,MA 1961 - Dr. Joseph Doolan, Jr., Savannah, GA 1962 - Harry Loman, Philadelphia, PA 1963 - James Baldwin, Locust Valley, NY 1964 & 1965 - Norman Armour, Manalapan, FL 1986 - Gerald Kaplan, West Long Branch, NJ 1987 - James Murray, II, Pompano Bch, FL 1988 - J. Bruce Beattie, West Palm Beach, FL 1989 - Adrienne Sorg, North Palm Beach, FL 1990 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL 1991* - Adrienne Sorg/Nick Smith, NPB, FL 1992 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL 1993 - Michael Piacentino, Marion, OH 1994 - Bobbi Nettles, North Palm Beach, FL 1995 & 1996 - Suzanne Litty, Oxford, MD 1997 - Dr. Thomas Floyd, West Palm Beach, FL 1998 - Tom Garvey, Yardley, PA 1999 - Janeen Davis, Riviera Beach, FL 2000, 2001 & 2002 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL 2003 - Jim Gill, West Palm Beach, FL 2004 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL 2005 - Nancy Paul, Topeka, KA 2006 - Christopher “Kitt” Toomey, Coral Gables, FL 2007 - Art Frigo, Jupiter, FL 2008 & 2009 - David Dickerson, Jupiter, FL 2010 - Mark Wodlinger, Singer Island, FL. 2011 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL. 2012 - Bill Danko, Cincinnati, OH 2013 - Peter Adrian, Miami, FL 2014 - Mark Donohue, Jupiter, FL 2015 - Alex de Latour, Berkeley, CA 2016 - H. Wesley Schwandt 2017 - Craig Lindner * indicates tie Past Mrs. Henry R. Rea Trophy Winners... One 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 Derby’s civic cause by sponsoring a trophy to recognize the top Derby angler. No expense was spared since the prize was going to bear his wife’s 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 Derby’s 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 Club’s 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 competitive sport fishing. Inagural Silver Sailfish Derby promotional shot (1935) 2017 Rea Trophy Winner Craig Lindner 1966 - John E. Larson, Washington, D.C. 1967 - George Lucas, Jr. Essex Falls, NJ 1968 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 1969 - Richard J. Chase, Jackson, MS 1970 - Eleanor Kline, Philadelphia, PA 1971 - Cynthia Boomhower, Palm Beach, FL 1972 - Julian Corish, Jr., Savannah, GA 1973 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 1974 - Marjorie Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 1975 - Kenneth Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 1976 - Helen Grant, Dayton, OH 1977 - Dr. C. Maurice Whiddon, Savannah, GA 1978 - Dr. Donald Sherwin, Jr., Bradenton, FL 1979 - Douglas Anderson, Cedar Rapids, IA 1980 - Louis Perrotti, West Greenwich, RI 1981 - June Crisafi, West Palm Beach, FL 1982 & 1983 - Donald Leas, III, Lantana, FL 1984 - Dr. Edward Bundy, Chesshire, CT 1985 - Raymond Billmeyer, Indian River, MI