Yasaitis had been scheduled to compete on Sunday in the men’s Grand-Master singles category. He had won a silver medal in the U.S. Nationals over-50 division.
O’Toole said the Gentle Giant employees in the racing shell were shaken by last week’s accident.
“Everyone was traumatized...Three of the men spent all day with [Yasaitis] in the hospital,” O’Toole said. “We’re extremely concerned for his welfare.”
The George Washington and Brown teams were both disqualified from the race because of the damage to their boats and because of their injured rowers.
After a finishing fifth in the Women’s Championship fours, the Brown women would have challenged the world-champion U.S. women’s team in the Women’s Championship eights category.
O’Leary blamed the accident on the chaotic nature of the warm-up area.
“It happened in the basin...[where] the traffic pattern was not clearly defined or well-patrolled,” O’Leary said. “I don’t think the boats’ coaches are going to be blaming one another.”