Reddit reviews Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century: The Art of Sailing Warfare

The Historical Naval Ships Association (hnsa.org) has a decent amount of interesting tidbits but much of it is fleet-focused.

http://www.hnsa.org/resources/manuals-documents/age-of-sail/textbook-of-seamanship/

http://www.hnsa.org/resources/manuals-documents/age-of-sail/the-elements-and-practice-of-rigging-and-seamanship/

https://archive.org/stream/fightinginstruc01corbgoog#page/n112/mode/2up

https://www.nelsonsnavy.co.uk/broadside4.html

https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Sea-Eighteenth-Century-Sailing/dp/1843833670/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WM0X8QA1MXX06BYF8FTE

https://www.amazon.com/Naval-Warfare-Age-Sail-Evolution/dp/0785814264

Wiki also has some good bits:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_ship_tactics#Line_of_battle

Much of this is, of course, entirely useless in the context of Sea of Thieves. There are some things, however, that research can really drive home. An excellent example is how a leeward ship will generally be rolling away from a windward ship, while the windward ship is rolling towards the opponent. Thus, the ship with the gauge can be nearly impossible to strike below the waterline, whereas the leeward ship is massively vulnerable. Many a SoT galleon duel has been decisive because of this. Try it next beta - If you have the gauge, sidle up about 100 meters off the enemy flank. Not a single cannonball they fire will hit your lower deck, while your guns will have free reign to hit below their waterline with every shot.