All the above is possible, however the following might cause it.
Usually, there is an adjustable line running inside the main's leach and foot to adjust the leach and foot tension, stop the leach and or foot of the sail fluttering.
In many instances this out of sight out of mind line is forgotten. On many cheaply made sails it is tied down to an eyelet or velcroed under a pocket never to be opened again. Better made sails use a jam-cleat to make adjustments a breeze.
The sail ages, years go by and the material stretches while the leach and foot line - made of spectra - does not.
Also, after tightening the leach line in higher winds many forgets to loosen the line when the wind drops causing the leach scallop or scoop the sail looking like Mother Hubbard's washing in the wind.