Trysail track mounting - port or starboard?

[Brion Toss]

Hello,
Very few people have actually set trys'ls in anger, and some, like Ian, prefer a heavily-reefed main. I'm a trys'l fan myself (tougher, usable if the main or its boom is damaged, not nearly as expensive as a main, lower C of E, etc.), but only for the rare installations that might actually work when you need the sail; I've heard plenty of stories of people struggling to get that sail up when the wind is 40+ and rising, and having a hell of a time. I can tell you that having the sail track on the same side of the mast as the halyard tail is a big plus. So is having a dedicated trys'l halyard, preferably pre-attached (very easy, it seems, to have the thing blown out of your hand when you're trying to attach it, even with a snapshackle, in a gale).
The other big obstacle is lazyjacks, which can foul the trys'l on the way up; rehearse and reconfigure as necessary to get these clear. With the type we prefer, it is easy to pull the lazyjacks forward in a large bight,and loop them under the bagged sail.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss