ðə twˈɛlfθ ᵻdˈɪʃən wʌz bˈæk tə ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈoːɹs, kˈeɪp tə ɹˈiːoʊ, ænd wʌz wˈʌn ˌɔn hˈændɪkˌæp baɪ dʒˈɛɹi hˈɛdʒi ɔnðə jˈɑːt sˈɪɾi ʌv kˈeɪp tˈaʊn ɪn sˈɛvəntˌiːn dˈeɪz, twˈɛlv mˈɪnɪts.
The 12th edition was back to the original course, Cape to Rio, and was won on handicap by Gerry Hegie on the yacht City of Cape Town in 17 days, 12 minutes.