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What does it mean when Gibbs says, “The Pearl is going to luff up on our port quarter, shell rake us without ever presenting a target.”?

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What does it mean when Gibbs says, “The Pearl is going to luff up on our port quarter, shell rake us without ever presenting a target.”?

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The Pearl was going to ‘luff up’ (steer into the wind), This would bring her up on the Interceptor’s port (left) quarter…or the rear quarter of the ship (compare it to the rear quarter panel of a car). In this position, the Pearl could rake – fire her full broadside (the guns that run the down the length of her deck) – on the Interceptor’s stern, a vulnerable part of a ship since there are few, if any, guns located there.