I sailed a Hobie 14T for a while. The Hobies are a bitch to tack no matter what but they are particularly fun without the jib. But it can be done, I would suggest you learn to roll tack, and use lots of mast rake. By raking the mast back you are loading up the rudders and making them act more like a daggerboard.

Here is the godo news, if you can tack a 14 or 16 well you will fly through tack on other boats.