Simon, Gerry, and Micky want to have a race with handmade miniature rafts. Simon's raft needs 36 sticks, Gerry's raft needs two-thirds of the number of sticks that Simon needs, and Micky's raft needs 9 sticks more than Simon and Gerry's rafts combined. How many sticks do the three boys need to collect in total?
Work out the solution step by step. 
Gerry's raft needs (36/3) x 2 = 12 x 2 = 24 sticks
Simon and Gerry's rafts need 36 + 24 = 60 sticks
Micky's raft needs 60 + 9 = 69 sticks
The boys need to collect 60 + 69 = 129 sticks in total.