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A partially furled (reefed) genoa is nowhere near as good a sail as a properly sized jib when the wind pipes up, especially if beating. The bulk of the furled section is inefficient and the luff rarely rolls up evenly so the shape is wrong in both dimensions.
I would urge you NOT to sell them all - certainly keep the "blade" (usually a 100% or less jib) for those heavy weather days... For shorthanded sailing and higher wind forecasts, change the sail on the furler and you'll get better performance and much easier tacking.
We sail often in relatively strong conditions, and have often wished for a slightly smaller jib than our blade, and a yankee would have been great on those days.
I understand the desire to get rid of the bulk of all these extra sails, but keep some heavy air sails and the gennaker/spinnakers as well. Store some off the boat if you must, but I wouldn't sell them all.
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