I haven't been back to Naval Action in close to one months time, but having just come from some reading on the forums I know they've been busy working on damage models, ships, etc. Raking shots do cause significant damage, especially stern raking according to more than one of the regular posters. The game is still in alpha (looks incredibly good for an alpha) so there's going to be a lot of changes yet to come.

What impressed me the most in today's visit was this recent YouTube video of the new Trafalgar game mode and the resulting hour long battle that took place. I don't expect you'll want to watch the entire battle, but seeing the Santisima Trinidad along with a large number of SOL's was awesome! Cheers!