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Have you tried tacking out with the jib? It is quicker than the main for transitions and may be enough to get you out in the clear to get close hauled on the main
???? Sailing upwind under jib only is extremly difficult if not impossible. The boat will constantly want to bear away from the wind. Tacking will be impossible. You need the mainsail to go upwind and to tack.
Sailing upwind efficiently takes skill that only comes from experience and practice. I would recommend spending some time working on sailng as close hauled as possible and work on tacking to get the timing down so you can do them fast and on a dime.
One last thing, be very careful drifting backwards if you're near shore. If your rudders are locked down and hit the bottom moving backwards you could break the rudder or rudder housing, or rip the gugeons out of the transom.
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