I would say yes it does work. We were out in very light winds yesterday on my new to me h16. I do not remember if I had read to tack this way or just got lucky, it seemed to work great. Ease the Jib, smooth arc, after you are well past half way through the tack, move the jib all the way across pop the main and off you go. I am only going out in very light winds due to the cold water. I can't wait for it to warm up enough to not have to worry about higher winds. Lakes in NM are still realllllll cold.

Sam