So I went ahead in my haze actually tied (marlin style lacing, scroll down here to see) my sail to the yard and boom as opposed to using plastic zip-ties, though those worked really well. I optimized my downhaul a little better and most importantly, added a cleat on the boom to give me one level of outhaul purchase. The outhaul runs from the clew to a loop at the end of the boom, then forward to a cleat. Only one purchase, but already a marked improvement. I re-tied the block tiedowns, re-sat the haylard block in the yard, jimmied things nice and straight and shes ready to rock now.
Hopefully all this will take care of wrinkles, gaps, and inefficient sail shapes that have hindered speed and progress so far. Time will tell.
Back, heal thyself! Wind bring your forces to me! Zinea, Pterodactylus, fly!
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