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 winning2019 Rea Trophy winnerthe coveted prize receive an exquisite Mark Donohuesterling silver sailfish miniature of the perpetual award.For much of the Derbys early history the Rea Trophy was presented to the in-dividual 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 competitive sport fishing.From the Silver Sailfish Derbys earliest years, the coveted Rea Trophy has captured the attention of the sporting press. Past Mrs. Henry R. Rea Trophy Winners. 1935 - Alan McMartin, Montreal, CAN 1988 - J. Bruce Beattie, West Palm Beach, FL1936 - Jack DeRuyter, New York, NY 1989 - Adrienne Sorg, North Palm Beach, FL1937 - Henry Henninger, Cleveland, OH1990 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1938 - Sam Sprott, West Stockbridge, MA 1991* - Adrienne Sorg/Nick Smith, NPB, FL1939 - Stephen Sanford, New York, NY 1992 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1940 - M.F. Bauger, Palm Beach, FL 1993 - Michael Piacentino, Marion, OH1941 - Royal Shannonhouse,III, WPB, FL 1966 - John E. Larson, Washington, D.C. 1994 - Bobbi Nettles, North Palm Beach, FL1942 - William Morris, Birmingham, AL 1967 - George Lucas, Jr. Essex Falls, NJ 1995 & 1996 - Suzanne Litty, Oxford, MD1943 - 1945 World War II (no tournament) 1968 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 1997 - Dr. Thomas Floyd, West Palm Beach, FL1946 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1969 - Richard J. Chase, Jackson, MS 1998 - Tom Garvey, Yardley, PA1947 - John P. MacNeil, Philadelphia, PA 1970 - Eleanor Kline, Philadelphia, PA 1999 - Janeen Davis, Riviera Beach, FL1948 - Eugene Dillahunt, Bronx, NY 1971 - Cynthia Boomhower, Palm Beach, FL 2000, 2001 & 2002 - Nick Smith, North Palm Beach, FL1949 - Richard Smith,Jr., New York, NY 1972 - Julian Corish, Jr., Savannah, GA 2003 - Jim Gill, West Palm Beach, FL1950 - Henry Chanin, Atlanta, GA 1973 - George M. Gross, New York, NY 2004 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL1951 - Jack Dulleck, Hackensack, NJ 1974 - Marjorie Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2005 - Nancy Paul, Topeka, KA1952 - Fred Grundy, Savannah, GA 1975 - Kenneth Daly, Yarmouth Port, MA 2006 - Christopher Kitt Toomey, Coral Gables, FL1953 - Edna Schueler, Cincinnati, OH 1976 - Helen Grant, Dayton, OH 2007 - Art Frigo, Jupiter, FL1954 - John C. Prizer, West Orange, NJ 1977 - Dr. C. Maurice Whiddon, Savannah, GA 2008 & 2009 -David Dickerson, Jupiter, FL1955 - Gloria Carlson, Point Pleasant, NJ 1978 - Dr. Donald Sherwin, Jr., Bradenton, FL 2010 - Mark Wodlinger, Singer Island, FL.1956 - Howard H. Craig, Plainfield, NJ 1979 - Douglas Anderson, Cedar Rapids, IA 2011 - Peter Miller, Miami, FL.1957 - Blanche Del Deo, Nutley, NJ 1980 - Louis Perrotti, West Greenwich, RI 2012 - Bill Danko, Cincinnati, OH1958 - William Bozman, Baltimore, MD 1981 - June Crisafi, West Palm Beach, FL 2013 - Peter Adrian, Miami, FL1959 - Maurice Neinken, Perkasie, PA 1982 & 1983 - Donald Leas, III, Lantana, FL 2014 - Mark Donohue, Jupiter, FL1960 - Maxwell Sherbourne, Tyngsboro,MA 1984 - Dr. Edward Bundy, Chesshire, CT 2015 - Alex de Latour, Berkeley, CA1961 - Dr. Joseph Doolan, Jr., Savannah, GA 1985 - Raymond Billmeyer, Indian River, MI 2016 - H. Wesley Schwandt, Wilmington, DE1962 - Harry Loman, Philadelphia, PA 1986 - Gerald Kaplan, West Long Branch, NJ 2017 - Craig Lindner, Cincinnati, OH1963 - James Baldwin, Locust Valley, NY 1987 - James Murray, II, Pompano Bch, FL 2018 - Mike Simko, North Palm Beach, FL.1964 & 1965 - Norman Armour, Manalapan, FL 2019 - Mark Donohue,Jupiter, FL* indicates tie12 83 rdA nnuAlS ilverS AilfiShd erby'