If you are looking in the 22-24 range I would stick with a v. The 24 Skater is the only cat in that size range that I can think of that will not beat you up on a rough day at Havasu.
You need to look at the 25+ range if you want to handle the rough days at Havasu, and even then when it gets really bad you will want 30+.
Our Mach 26's worked well out there, but when it was really rough it would still beat you up a little.