Every once in a while I overstand the leeward mark. I always want to fly the chute so I travel out. I will travel out to the corner if need be, it seems to work just fine. Even doing that, you will have to pay attention to the direction you are driving. You still need to be able to drive down if it gets to be too much. When there is a slight lull try sailing as high as you can for that time to get your distance back. This is not a recommended practice just a way to correct for mistakes. If you cannot keep the boat pointing to the mark it is better to fly the kite until you would be on a very close reach to the mark before dropping it. To drop a kite early makes for slow sailing.

Later,
Dan