Shoot and sail at the same time?
 

Is it possible to fire cannons and sail your ship at the same time?
I'm not talking about broadsides, I mean an individual cannon. I was once in a crew and the captain was steering the ship and shooting cannonballs forward (at an enemy ship directly ahead).

How does this work (if at all)??

yeah you can park youre ship then cannon and switch back to the wheel thats about it