You could try "Sea of Words" by Dean King. It's pretty good.
(Presumably the same Dean King mentioned in the linked article, FWIW.)
(Presumably the same Dean King mentioned in the linked article, FWIW.)
But it's also a book that rewards knowledge of French, Latin, the history of science, music, geography... really an astounding book.
He was a good writer who understood he was writing for a modern audience and had a plan about it. The royal navy period social stuff is explained in detail as it becomes relevant. Sometimes things are mentioned without being explained, but he always fills in a detail before it actually matters for the plot.
The sailing specific jargon though there is just too much and a lot of it you can functionally treat as technobabble and the books read fine. I think having knowledge of the points of sail and their dynamics is the main thing he assumes that is actually important for following the action.